Thermal & Electrical Energy Review

What kind of circuit allows energy to flow completely through it?

• a double circuit
• a closed circuit
• an open circuit
• an insulated circuit

What do a penny, copper wire, metal fork, and aluminum foil have in common? They are all _____________.

• insulators
• electromagnets
• circuits
• conductors

Which of the following is an insulator?

• aluminum foil

• copper wire

• wood block

• iron paper clip

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Wood, glass, and rubber are examples of heat _____________.

• conductors
• insulators

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Electrical ______________ do NOT allow electrical energy to flow through.

• conductors

• insulators

Both the positive and negative terminal of a __________ need to be connected to power an electric circuit.

• battery

• conductor

• insulator

• wire

The best conductors are ________.

• metals

• made of wood

• clear

You can measure thermal energy by using a

• digital scale

• thermometer

• triple beam balance

• graduated cylinder

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If a substance in 3 different insulators has a starting temperature of 80 degrees C, which ending temperature would belong to the BEST insulator?

• 78 degrees C

• 60 degrees C

• 100 degrees C

• 90 degrees C

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This circuit can be completed by...

• cutting the wires

• closing the switch

• unscrewing the bulb

• reversing the battery

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