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Static Electricity
Current Electricity
Circuits
Bonus
100

What is electricity built up on a surface of an object called?

Static electricity 

100

Another name for current electricity is...

Human-harnessed electricity

100

What 3 things do you need to make a simple electric circuit?

Battery, wires, and a bulb 

100
What type of circuits do houses have? 

Parallel circuits

200

Another word for static electricity is.....

Naturally occurring electricity 

200

What is the flow of electricity called?

Current

200

What is a switch used for in a circuit?

To stop the flow of electrons

200

In a series circuit, if one bulb goes out what happens to the rest of the bulbs?

They all go out

300

True or false. Static electricity can occur in both the conductor and insulator

True

300

In a current, what is flowing through the wires of the circuit?

Electrons

300

In a simple electric circuit, the electrons flow from which end of the battery to the wires? 

The electrons flow from the negative end of the battery

300

List 3 examples of conductors.

Varied answers

400

Static electricity lasts for a ________ time. 

Short

400
Charges are either ___________ or ____________

Positive or negative

400
Which of the following is an example of a load in a circuit? A battery, a fan, an outlet, a wire

A fan 

400

List 3 examples of insulators. 

Varied answers. 

500

Static electricity is caused by what? 

Friction

500
For electric current to flow, does the circuit have to be open or closed? 

Closed

500
In a circuit, the electrons flow from the negative end of the battery through the wires to the bulb. When they leave the bulb, where do the electrons go?

Positive end of the battery