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Electricity EOYA

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What is current electricity?   continuous flow of electric charge  
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What is static electricity?   imbalance of electric current; electrons are transferred  
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What is an example of current electricity?   using a battery or an outlet  
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What is an example of static electricity?   rubbing a balloon on a sweater  
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What is a conductor?   allows electricity to flow easily  
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What is an insulator?   stops the flow of electricity  
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What is an example of a conductor?   copper and water  
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What is an example of an insulator?   plastic and dry wood  
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What is a parallel circuit?   electricity has several paths  
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What is a series circuit?   electricity only has ONE path  
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What type of circuit does your kitchen use?   parallel circuit  
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What type of circuit does a flashlight use?   series circuit  
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A lamp, TV, toaster, and cell phone are all using power at once. What type of circuit is this?   parallel circuit  
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You have some old Christmas lights. One bulb breaks. This is a series circuit, so what happens to the other bulbs?   They all go out.  
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What is a circuit breaker?   electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from overload  
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You are using a vacuum, and you are using too much current. What will a circuit breaker do next?   open the circuit which shuts off the power  
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