Electricity Jeopardy 1

Conductors

100

Which is an example of a conductor?

a.  fabric                          b. carpet

c.  copper wire                  d. sand

copper wire

200

____________________ is a conductor.

a.  aluminum foil             b.  air

c.  hair                           d.  leather bracelet

Alumnium Foil

300

________________ is a conductor.

a.  flour                    b.  ceramic

c.  puddle of water     d.  dirt

puddle of water

400

__________________ is a conductor.

a.  metal rod               b. balloon

c.  ice cream                d.  sparks

metal rod

500

________________ and _____________ are both conductors.

a.  gold and silver           b.  balloon and helium

c.  human hand and wood   d.  corn starch and wool

gold and silver

Insulators

100

____________________ is an insulator.

a.  rubber tire                b.  human hand

c.  pool of water             d.  metal rod

rubber tire

200

______________________ is an object that does not transmit electricity.

a.  conductor                    b.  electric current

c.  open circuit                  d.  insulator

insulator

300

_________________ is an example of an insulator.

a.  copper wire              b.  cotton t-shirt

c.  water                       d.  human hand

cotton t-shirt

400

______________ is an insulator.

a.  silk fabric           b.  swimming pool

c.  humans              d.  copper wires

silk fabric

500

_____________ and _______________ make good insulators.

a.  gold and silver   b. aluminum and copper

c.  wood and glass  d.  aliens and water.

c.  wood and glass        

Static Electricity

100

__________________  is an imbalance of positive and negative charges within an object.

a.  open circuit            b.  closed circuit

c.  static electricity       d.  parallel circuit

static electricity

200

______________ is typically created by static electricity.

a.  loads                   b.  sparks

c.  spiders                 d.  protons

sparks

300

Buildup between ______________ materials is a common cause of static charge.

a. rubber                      b.  gas

c.  liquid                       d.  solid

solid

400

_________________ buildup causes static electricity.

a.  protons                 b. neutrons

c.  electrons               d. atoms

electrons

500

______________ causes your hair to stand on end.

a.  Like charges attracting to each other

b.  Like charges repelling each other 

Like charges repelling each other

Circuits

100

_________________is a circuit where there is more than one path for the electrical current to travel.

a. series circuit   b. parallel circuit

parallel circuit

200

_________________ is a pathway taken by an electrical current.

a. series circuit         b.  parallel circuit 

c.  electrical current   d.  circuit

circuit

300

__________________ is a type of circuit where there is only one path for the electrical current to travel.

series circuit

400

_________________ is an electrical circuit that is not complete.

a.  parallel circuit      b. closed circuit

c. series circuit          d.  open circuit

open circuit

500

__________________ are something that must be added to safely install an electric circuit.

a.  plates            b. wires

c. loads               d.  light bulbs

loads

Extra

100

________________ is a reaction when a plastic comb is ran through the hair then placed near a sheet of tissue paper.

a.  paper repels from the comb

b.  paper is attracted to the comb

c.  the comb made the tissue smaller

paper is attracted to the comb

200

_____________ is used to make electrical wires for homes and building.

a.  iron                 b. coal

c. copper              d. diamond

copper

300

____________ causes balloons to stick to hair.

a.  force of gravity       c.  opposite magnetic poles

b.  force of friction       d.  opposite electrical charge

opposite electrical charge

400

Name 2 characteristics of series circuit

one light goes out they all do

dimmer with adding lights

one path the current can flow

500

Name 2 characteristics of a parallel circuit.

Can provide light with bulbs out

does not dim when bulbs are added

more than one path for electric current to travel.