VA SOL 5.4 Electricity

A(n) _______________ allows electricity to flow within the circuit.

• closed circuit

• open circuit

• short circuit

• parallel circuit

Choose all the examples of insulators.

• steel, gold

• plastic, wood

• gold, plastic

• steel, wood

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

A current flowing through a wire creates _______________.

• a magnetic field

• an electric charge

• a gravitational force

• a chemical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Wrapping a wire around certain iron-bearing metals (ex. an iron nail) and creating a closed circuit is an example of a(n) ___________.

• electromagnet

• battery

• resistor

• capacitor

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Choose all the examples of insulators.

• steel, gold

• plastic, wood

• steel, plastic

• gold, wood

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which is NOT an example of static electricity?

• lightning

• clothes sticking together when coming out of a dryer

• a car increasing speed on a highway

• getting a shock when touching a door knob

A simple electrical energy transformation with a lamp transforms electrical energy into _______________.

• radiant energy

• sound energy

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

A simple electrical energy transformation with a toaster transforms electrical energy into _______________.

• thermal energy

• mechanical energy

• chemical energy

• light energy

A current flowing through a wire creates _______________.

• a magnetic field

• an electric charge

• a gravitational force

• a chemical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Wrapping a wire around certain iron-bearing metals (ex. an iron nail) and creating a closed circuit is an example of a(n) _____________.

• electromagnet

• insulator

• conductor

• semiconductor