Intro to Electricity worksheet

What causes electricity?

• The movement of negatively charged particles

• The movement of positively charged particles

• The abundance of conductors

• The abundance of insulators

Which of the following is an example of a conductor?

• Glass

• Rubber

• Quartz

• Copper

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Which of the following is an example of an insulator?

• Gold

• Silver

• Aluminium

• Mica

Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?

• Plastic comes in many different colors

• Plastic is a good electrical conductor

• Plastic makes the wires easy to bend

• Plastic is a good electrical insulator

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Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

• Rubber

• Metal

• Newspaper

• Glass

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Which of the following items would conduct electricity?

• Aluminum ladder

• Metal screwdriver

• Wooden baseball bat

• Rubber flip flops

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How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

• There is static electricity

• There is too much dust in the air

• A parallel circuit was too long

• The person needs to wash his hair

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A penny is an example of

• An insulator

• an electron

• a proton

• a conductor

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which of the following materials are best used as insulators?

• Wood

• Rubber

• Metal

• Plastic

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The student arrived home and turned on a light switch, so she could see how to get to her bedroom. The switch allowed electricity to flow and was transformed into-

• Light energy

• mechanical energy

• superior energy

• radiant energy