Hollingworth Academy - Year 7J Electrical safety

Your body is a conductor of electricity.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

In the event that someone is being shocked by electricity you would never ________________.

• call an adult
• call 911
• touch them
• yell for help

What colour is the live wire in a mains plug?

• Green
• Blue
• Brown

What is the function of the neutral wire?

• To carry a high voltage
• To complete circuit
• It is a safety wire

The fuse in a circuit melts when:

• An appliance isn't earthed
• Too much current flows
• Too much voltage flows

What's the first thing you should do if someone is shocked electrically?

• Use the fire extinguisher
• Check for breathing and heartbeat
• Turn off the power source
• Remove the person from the power source

If you place a metal ladder against an electric power line and climb it, you will not get shocked because you are so far from the ground.

• true

• false

It is a good idea to not plug too many things into one outlet, since there is a risk of overloading the circuit at that outlet.

• true

• false

It is a good idea to not play around green transformer yard boxes or climb the fence around an electrical substation.

• true

• false

Select the correct statement about the earth wire in a plug.

• It is brown

• It is blue

• It has green and yellow stripes

• It is at 230 V.