
Electricity, Conductors, & Insulators
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- Q1All of the objects below are conductors of electricity EXCEPTa rubber bandan aluminum naila steel forka copper penny120s
- Q2Students hooked up a battery and bulb with wires as shown. For the bulb to light, the object the students place in the space between the two wires must be –at room temperaturean electrical insulatora conductor of electricitymade of plastic or wood120s
- Q3Students attached a coil of wire to a battery. When they placed a compass in the coil of wire they observed the needle move. Why does the needle on the compass move when placed in the coil of wire? The compass needle moves because the flow of electricity –is generated by a batterycauses the wire to heat upflows in only one directiongenerates a magnetic field120s
- Q4The illustration shows a circuit with a battery, a bulb and an open switch, all connected with wires. This electric circuit can be completed by –cutting the wiresreversing the batteryunscrewing the light bulbclosing the switch120s
- Q5When electricity flows in a complete path, it can produce which of the following?solar powernuclear energya gravitational pulla magnetic field120s
- Q6A flashlight produces light energy by using which of the following types of energy from batteries?electricalsolarnuclearsound120s
- Q7An object produces sound because it –absorbs heat from watercauses air to vibrategenerates electrical energyreflects light from the Sun120s
- Q8What type of energy is used in an oven to bake a cake?Sound energyThermal energyMechanical energyLight energy120s
- Q9This boy is using a bow and arrow. What form of energy does a bow and arrow demonstrate?Sound energyMechanical energyElectrical energyThermal energy120s
- Q10All of the following objects are used to produce heat or light energy EXCEPT –lampscandlesovensbicycles120s