Light Bulb Quiz

current electricity

a flow of electrical power or charge through a wire or other conductor

electricity

a form of energy that involves the movement of electrons, that can produce light, heat, motion, and magnetic force

electrical circuit

a looped, continuous, complete path over which electrons/electrical current can flow

insulator

a material through which electricity cannot travel

filament

a thin wire, usually tungsten, that is heated by the passage of an electrical current and produces light in a light bulb

metal tip

the bottom part of a light bulb where a support wire is fused, so electrons can pass through

ceramic

the ceramic part of a light bulb that separates the attachment point and the metal tip, so electrons cannot pass through

glass support

the part of the bulb that separates and holds up the support wires

support wires

two thin wires, that support the filament, and allow electrons to pass through, in a light bulb