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					  things that you can actually see with your own eyes					 
					
					 If you are given a picture and asked to  make an observation, you must choose the answer that includes only __________________. 
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					  open circuit					 
					
					 A(n) __________________ circuit is an incomplete circuit.  It is not functional and does not allow an electrical current to flow. 
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					  conductors					 
					
					 Electrical energy moves easily through materials that are...? 
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					  Iron (steel) 
					Cobalt Nickel 
					 Magnets attract which three metals? 
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					  electromagnets					 
					
					 __________________ are useful because they can be turned on and off. 
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					  3) Soon, it's going to rain 
					This is not an observation. It is a prediction. 
					 Which is NOT an observation I could make while looking up at the sky? 
					1) The sky is blue. 2) A big, dark cloud is moving in. 3) Soon, it's going to rain.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  closed circuit					 
					
					 A(n) __________________ circuit is a complete circuit.  It is functional and allows an electrical current to flow. 
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					  insulators					 
					
					 Material like plastic and wood do not conduct electricity well.  They are __________________. 
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					  lines of force					 
					![]() The iron filings in this picture show __________________ created by a magnetic field.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  static electricity					 
					
					 If you rub your feet on the carpet, or rub a balloon on a wool sweater, you may create...? 
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					  Soil					 
					
					 In an experiment to measure how different types of soil affect tulip growth, you fill five identical pots with different types of soil and place a tulip bulb in each.  The variable in the experiment is the __________________. 
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					  a closed circuit					 
					
					 Which will light a bulb, an open or closed curcuit? 
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					  Insulator					 
					![]() Rubber: Insulator or Conductor?  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  electricity					 
					
					 Magnetism and __________________ are very closely related. 
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					  Thomas Edison					 
					
					 Who invented the light bulb? 
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					  Constants					 
					
					 From the previous question, the pots, tulip bulbs, water, and amount of sunlight should be the same for all of the pots.  These are the __________________. 
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					  series circuit					 
					
					 If your strig of holiday lights goes dark when one little bulb burns out, the string of lights is a __________________. 
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					  Conductor					 
					
					 Copper:  Insulator or Conductor? 
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					  electric current					 
					
					 An electric current creates a magnetic field, and a magnetic field creates a(n) __________________. 
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					  electrons					 
					
					 Static electricity occurs when negatively charged __________________ are rubbed off of one curface and onto another. 
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					  The 4th trial (15cm), because it is different from the others.					 
					
					 For accurracy, you perform the experiment many times.  In the first three trials, the tulip in sandy soil grows only 10cm tall before dying.  The 4th trial, the tulip grows 15cm tall and flowers.  Which result is unusual? 
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					  parallel circuit					 
					
					 This circuit has more than one pathway for the flow of electrical current.  If one bulb burns, the others will remain lit.  It is a __________________. 
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					  metal (often copper)					 
					
					 Wires are usually made from __________________ because it conducts electricity well. 
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					  Electromagnet					 
					![]() If you wrap a wire around a nail and run electricity through the wire, you have created a(n) __________________.  | 
				
				
						
					 
					  Experiment					 
					![]() Which step is missing from this flow chart, showing the order of scientific investigation?  |