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Electricity Basics

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  1. Q1 Why is rubber often used to cover electrical wires?

    • It is an insulator and helps keep people safe
    • It makes electricity flow faster
    • It stores extra power
    • It glows in the dark
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    It is an insulator and helps keep people safe — Rubber is an insulator, so a rubber covering around a wire keeps the electricity inside and protects people from shocks.

  2. Q2 Tiny moving particles that carry electric charge in a wire are called what?

    • Electrons
    • Pebbles
    • Droplets
    • Bubbles
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    Electrons — Electrons are tiny particles with an electric charge, and when they move along a wire we get an electric current.

  3. Q3 Two ends of a battery are usually labeled with a plus sign and a minus sign.

    • True
    • False
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    True — True: One end of a battery is marked plus (positive) and the other minus (negative), which shows how to connect it.

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