Travels of Electricity Worksheet
Name: _________________________________________________
Date: ______________________
- You can move faster than electricity can. (True or False)________
- Circle three objects from the list below that conduct electricity:
- An aluminum ladder
- A copper wire
- A fiberglass ladder
- Lineman’s rubber gloves
- A metal bench
- A glass insulator
What these objects have in common is that they are made of _____________________________
- Insulators are important for safety around electricity because
- Plugging too many things into an outlet can overload it and cause
- Guess whether the power lines to your building are overhead or underground. Now look outside. Were you right? _____________
- Use the following three items—a D battery, a light bulb, and two pieces of wire—to draw a complete electric circuit that will allow the bulb to light up.