Explain it

04.01 — 1 short write-up

A checkpoint, not a test

Why the bulbs light

A few sentences is enough. Name the material and the path.

A metal paper clip is placed in a gap in a battery-and-bulb circuit and the switch is turned on. Why do the bulbs light? What would change if the clip were replaced with a dry wooden stick?

Say whether each object lets charge move, then say whether the loop is closed.