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Electric Circuits & Energy Transformations

Electric Circuits & Energy Transformations

Assessment

Presentation

Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Erica Eller

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4 Slides • 9 Questions

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Electric Circuits

BrainPop:Electric Circuits

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Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdjcGu5OTfs

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Brian Pop video

https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/electriccircuits/

4

Multiple Choice

What are electrons?

1

Negatively charged subatomic particles

2

Positively charged subatomic particles

3

Neutrally-charged subatomic particles

4

Negatively charged atoms

5

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes electricity as it occurs in nature?

answer

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orderly

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Stationary

3

Sudden

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Powerless

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Multiple Choice

Why is static electricity not useful as a power source?

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Because electrons aren't transferred in bursts of static electricity.

2

Because all energy is released at once in static electricity.

3

Because static electricity is not a real form of electricity.

4

Because static electricity only occurs in lightning.

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Multiple Choice

What is a current?

1

A steady flow of electricity.

2

A wave in the sea

3

A wire along which electricity flows.

4

A power source that supplies electricity.

8

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a power source in a circuit?

1

It provides a steady source of static electricity.

2

It is always closed

3

It is always opened.

4

It provides a steady flow of electrons.

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Multiple Choice

How does rubber differ from most metals?

1

Rubber is a good conductor, most metals are good insulators.

2

Rubber conducts electrons; most metals conduct protons.

3

Rubber is a good insulator; most metals are good conductors.

4

Rubber is a good power source; most metals are good conductors.

10

Multiple Choice

What might happen if wires weren't insulated?

1

We'd be in danger of harm from electric shocks.

2

We would not be in any harm from electric shocks.

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Multiple Choice

What device opens and closes an electric circuit?

1

A load

2

A Switch

3

A current

12

Multiple Choice

What happens if you disconnect a circuit from its positive terminal?

1

The electrons will still continue to flow.

2

The electrons stop flowing, and the current continues

3

The electrons stop flowing, and the current stops

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Review video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSukRnxGy5c

Electric Circuits

BrainPop:Electric Circuits

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