Electricity

Which of the following are examples

of a parallel circuit? Choose all correct

answers.

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Which of the people below are known

for making contributions to our

understanding of electricity? Select all that apply.

• Arthur Ashe

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Edison

• John F. Kennedy

• Benjamin Franklin

Choose all of the following that are

true about basic circuits.

• If a circuit is closed, electricity moves in

  a continuous pathway

• Circuits can be either series or parallel.

• If a circuit is open, electricity moves in a

  continuous pathway

• A circuit will not work if it is open.

A student was asked to bring items

from home that would be good

conductors of electricity. Which of the

following items below should she

bring?

• copper wires

• a plastic bottle

• a metal necklace

• aluminum foil

• a brick

The magnetic fields of any magnet are

greatest –

• around the middle

• around the poles

• only around the south pole

• only around the north pole

Which of these best completes the

circuit?

• Rubber band

• metal nail

• leather shoelace

• wooden toothpick

Which of these correctly shows what

happens when two magnets are

placed side by side?

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An electric motor is designed to turn

electrical energy into —

• solar energy

• potential energy

• static electricity

• mechanical energy

In this picture, the iron filings show

the shape of the magnetic —

• axis

• core

• field

• pole

Which item is designed to change

electrical energy into heat energy?

• Alarm clock

• Hand dryer

• Fan

• Telephone