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Term 3: Energy and Change
Electrical Conductors and Insulators

2. Topic 2 Electrical Conductors and Insulators
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What are conductors?
Musical conductor
Bus conductor
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Conductors and insulators
Conductors are materials that allow electricity to flow through it.
Insulators are materials that do not allow electricity to flow through it.
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What are conductors?
Metals like copper, gold, silver, nickel, platinum, mercury, iron and steel are good conductors.
Wire made from copper is used to carry the electricity in electrical wires.
Wood, wool and pure water are examples of non-conductors (insulators).
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Key words
Word
Definition
Transfer
It is the process from which energy flows from the one part of a system to another part of the system.
Electrical conductor
It is material that electricity can flow through.
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Conductors of electricity
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Electrical systems
Metals are used to take electricity from one part of the system to another.
The electrical energy is transferred to make electrical appliances work.
The appliances change the electricity into movement, heat, light, sound and heat energy.
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9. Copper cables of a power station
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10. Electricity box with mains electricity
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11. Small circuits in a computer board
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Electrical appliance
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