Electricity
Amazingly created by: Peyton :)
Semiconductor
substances that have more resistance than an insulator but less than a conductor
Examples:
- Germanium
- Silicon
- Cotton
- Wool
- Marble
- Sand
- Paper
- Ivory
Insulator
a material that electric current cannot move easily through such as air, plastic, glass, and rubber.
Examples:
- Wood
- Rubber
- Glass
- Mica
- Sulfur
Conductor
a material that electric current can easily move through, such as metals
Examples:
- Copper
- Silver
- Metals
- Water
- Acids
- Human body
- Metallic salts
Comparing and Contrasting
In conductors electric charges are free to move from place to place.
In insulators electric charges are fixed in one place, can't move.
How you can find these in everyday life:
When you turn the TV on your batteries act as an insulator to the remote.
In electricity we use metal wires to conduct electricity.