Moving Charge Flashcards
1
Q
What is an electric current?
A
An electric current is when an electric charge moves.
2
Q
What do we call materials that easily conduct electricity?
A
We call them conductors.
3
Q
Name a material that easily conducts electricity.
A
Metal
4
Q
Name a material that does not conduct electricity?
A
Plastic or glass
5
Q
What do we call materials that cannot conduct electricity?
A
Insulators
6
Q
When touching the metal dome, how do we know the electricity travelled through their body?
A
The electricity must have travelled through their body for their hair to stand up.
7
Q
Why did their hair stand up?
A
Their head stood up because their hair became negatively charged and like charges repel each other.
