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Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?
Plastic comes in many different colors
Plastic is a good electrical conductor
Plastic makes the wires easy to bend
Plastic is a good electrical insulator
Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?
Rubber
Metal
Newspaper
Glass
The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch?
The switch produced an electric current
Closing the switch broke the circuit
Closing the switch completed the circuit
The switch did not make a difference
Which of the following items would conduct electricity?
Aluminum ladder
Metal screwdriver
Wooden baseball bat
Rubber flip flops
How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?
There is static electricity
There is too much dust in the air
A parallel circuit was too long
The person needs to wash his hair
A penny is an example of
An insulator
an electron
a proton
a conductor
which of the following materials are best used as insulators?
Wood
Rubber
Metal
Plastic
What contribution did Thomas Edison make toward the study of electricity?
He invented the light bulb
He invented a generator that would produce electricity
He discovered the nucleus of an atom
He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity
A science class was completing an experiment on electrical circuits. Why did the bulb go out each time the switch was opened?
Opening the switch broke the circuit
The battery was probably going flat
There was too much electricity flowing
Opening the switch closed the circuit
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