Conductors and Insulators Chemistry

Why are metals useful for making electrical wire?

• Metals do not bend.
• Metals hold much heat.
• Metals are insulators.
• Metals are conductors.

Which is NOT an insulator.

• Wool
• Plastic
• Copper
• Glass

Something electricity can't move through is called a(n) ______.

• conductor
• wire
• shoe
• insulator

What is a example of a conductor?

• wood 
• metal
• rubber
• rock

What is a example of a insulator?

• metal 
• rubber
• water

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Water is a insulator.

• True
• False

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Rubber is a insulator.

• true
• false

Which is NOT an insulator.

• Wool
• Plastic
• Copper
• Glass

What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

• An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
• A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
• An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
• A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not

A conductor allows energy to easily pass by.  

• True 
• False

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