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Game # Electricity 4th grade
If you connect too many wires to one circuit, the wires can
If you connect too many wires to one circuit, the wires can
overheat and cause a fire
Frayed or broken insulation on wires can be dangerous because they
Frayed or broken insulation on wires can be dangerous because they
cause a fire or electric shock
Never touch an electrical appliance or switch with
Never touch an electrical appliance or switch with
wet hands
Before plugging or unplugging an electrical appliance make sure the power is
Before plugging or unplugging an electrical appliance make sure the power is
turned off
When should you touch a bare wire?
When should you touch a bare wire?
never
Electric wire is coated with plastic or rubber because these materials
Electric wire is coated with plastic or rubber because these materials
slow or stop electricity
Electric current passes easily through a
Electric current passes easily through a
conductor
The purpose of an insulation on an electric wire is to
The purpose of an insulation on an electric wire is to
make the electric current stay on its path
Which of these substances is the best conductor of electricity?
Which of these substances is the best conductor of electricity?
metal
A cork is a
A cork is a
insulator
Every time you turn on a light, you
Every time you turn on a light, you
close an open circuit
Electric current will flow through a circuit as long as the
Electric current will flow through a circuit as long as the
path is unbroken
An object that is used to open and close circuit
An object that is used to open and close circuit
switch
What parts make up a circuit?
What parts make up a circuit?
battery, light bulb, wire
You construct a circuit, but electricty will not flow through it. What kind of circuit did you cunstruct?
You construct a circuit, but electricty will not flow through it. What kind of circuit did you cunstruct?
an open circuit
When two objects have different electric charges they
When two objects have different electric charges they
pull toward each other
Opposite charges will
Opposite charges will
attract each other
Like charges will
Like charges will
repel each other
A proton has what charge?
A proton has what charge?
positive
An electron has what charge?
An electron has what charge?
negative
Electric current is the flow of
Electric current is the flow of
negative charges through matter
The buildup of charges on an object cause by rubbing is
The buildup of charges on an object cause by rubbing is
static electricity
The flow of negative charges through matter is
The flow of negative charges through matter is
current electricity
The path an electric current takes as it flows (circle)
The path an electric current takes as it flows (circle)
circuit
Can only flow if it has a closed path, or closed circuit, flow through
Can only flow if it has a closed path, or closed circuit, flow through
electric current
How does the use of electricity make your life different than it would be without electricity? Give two examples
How does the use of electricity make your life different than it would be without electricity? Give two examples
Answers will vary, make sure they state two examples.
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