Name/Number: _____________________________
Date: _____________
Electricity Study Guide
Standard 4.3: SWBAT investigate & understand the characteristics of electricity.
Conductors and Insulators – 4.3a
 Electrical energy moves through materials that are ________________.
 ________________ do not conduct electricity well.
List Examples
Insulators
Conductors
 ________________
 ________________
 ________________
 ________________
 ________________
 ________________
Basic Circuits – 4.3b
Open/Closed
 A continuous flow of ________________ charges (electrons) creates an
________________.
 The pathway taken by an electric current is a ________________.
 Closed circuits ________________ the movement of electrical energy.
 Open circuits ________________ the movement of electrical energy.
Draw Examples
Open Circuit
Closed Circuit
Series/Parallel
 In a ________________ circuit there is only one pathway for the current.
 In a ________________ circuit there are two or more pathways for it.
Draw Examples
________________ Circuit
________________ Circuit
Static Electricity – 4.3c
 Rubbing certain materials together creates ______________________.
 ________________ is the discharge of static electricity in the
atmosphere.
 Objects with the same charges will ____________ each other.
 Objects with different charges will ____________ each other.
Transforming Electrical Energy – 4.3d
 Electrical energy can be transformed into:
o ________________ energy
o ________________ energy
o ________________ energy
List or Draw Examples
___________ Energy
___________ Energy
___________ Energy