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Vocabulary
Circuits
Insulators
Conductors
Electricity Facts
100
This is a device used to open and close a circuit
What is a swtich
100
This is the shape that a circuit makes
What is a circle
100
This was the first insulator that we tested in our circuits
What is a straw
100
Any object or substance that allows electricity to flow
What is a conductor
100
This is what electric current is measured in.
What are amps (amperes)
200
This is the part of the light bulb that lights up when it gets really hot
What is the filament
200
The Dcell releases energy in a circuit
What is the source
200
This insulator is bouncy, stretchy, and your eraser is made of it.
What is rubber
200
This conductor is metal, usually silver in color, and holds pieces of wood together.
What is a nail
200
This person discovered electricity with a kite and a key during a lightning storm
Who is Benjamin Franklin
300
This is the component that uses the electricity, from the source, to make something happen
What is a receiver
300
Look at the whiteboard, This circuit is functional. true or false
What is false
300
This insulator is one that you cannot see, taste, smell, hear, or feel.
What is air
300
This conductor comes in foil or can form. It is usually a shiny silver color
What is aluminum
300
This type of electricity is produced by friction that causes sparks or attraction of dust or hair
What is static electricity
400
This is the name for a circuit that is incomplete
What is an open circuit
400
This is what we call the movement of electricity through the circuit
What is flow
400
This insulator comes from trees and comes in different colors and sizes
What is paper
400
This conductor is the material that a penny is made of
What is copper
400
These animals can produce strong electric shocks of around 500 volts
What is an electric eel
500
This is a way to represent a circuit on a piece of paper
What is a schematic diagram
500
This is the type of energy used in our circuits
What is electircal energy
500
This insulator is living and is made of more than one material
Who is Mrs. Montanye
500
This conductor is expensive, usually shiny and used to make expensive jewelry
What is gold
500
The world's biggest source of energy for producing electricity comes from this material
What is coal