Tuning in to Electricity

What two types of electricity are there?

• a) natural and static electricity

• b) natural and man-made electricity

• c) man-made and animals producing

  electric shocks

Which of the following is not naturally occurring electricity?

• a) static electricity

• b) electric shock from an electric eel

• c) electricity produced by solar panels

Name two man-made types of electricity?

• a) solar panels and lightning

• b) static electricity and wind turbines

• c) power stations and solar panels

Materials that do not conduct electricity are called…

• a) insulators

• b) conductors

• c) electrical appliances

Which of the following does not conduct electricity?

• a) wood

• b) copper

• c) water

Which of the following does conduct electricity?

• a) iron

• b) wood

• c) cotton

What do we call a circuit that does not work?

• a) complete circuit

• b) incomplete circuit

• c) broken circuit

How can we create a break in the circuit without creating an incomplete circuit?

• a) disconnect the wires from the source of electricity

• b) remove the bulb/motor/buzzer from the circuit

• c) add a switch to the circuit

Which of the following is not a type of switch?

• a) pinch switch

• b) toggle switch

• c) paddle switch

What are the two types of electrical sources we use?

• a) power station and batteries

• b) mains and gas power station

• c) mains and batteries