Study Guide Grade 4 – ELECTRICITY SOL 4.3
Test on May 6th
This type of circuit has more than one path for
current to travel
parallel circuit
Rubbing two materials together can create what?
Static electricity
A material that does NOT allow electricity to flow
through it is called
an insulator
Pathway taken by current is called a __________.
circuit
Electricity that travels on a single path is
called _____________.
series
Benjamin Franklin discovered the form of
energy produced by lightning
called______________
Electricity
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Insulators
Plastic, paper towels, and plastic straws are
good ________________
RADIANT
(light)
A lamp transforms electric energy into
_______________ energy?
Thermal (heat)
A toaster transforms electricity into
_______________ energy?
What did Thomas Edison invent?
A BETTER light bulb
What do we call a discharge of static
electricity in the atmosphere?
lightning
These items are good conductors
of electricity.
Nails, paper clips, aluminum foil
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…the other light will still stay on
in a parallel circuit.
If one light goes out..
Open circuits do NOT allow the
movement of electrical energy.
Closed circuits allow the movement of
electrical energy.
Who invented and patented the
electric light bulb?
Thomas Alva Edison
Michael Faraday
developed this
concept.
electromagnets
Can a permanent magnet be
turned off?
No!
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Can an electromagnet be turned
off?
Yes !
It has an on/off switch.
An example of a magnetic field.
The independent variable in an
experiment is what ___________?
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changes
Be prepared to identify a series circuit.
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