Moving Charge Flashcards

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1
Q

What is an electric current?

A

An electric current is when an electric charge moves.

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2
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What do we call materials that easily conduct electricity?

A

We call them conductors.

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3
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Name a material that easily conducts electricity.

A

Metal

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4
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Name a material that does not conduct electricity?

A

Plastic or glass

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5
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What do we call materials that cannot conduct electricity?

A

Insulators

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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.

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Why did their hair stand up?

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Their head stood up because their hair became negatively charged and like charges repel each other.

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