5th Grade 2023 Electricity Unit Assessment

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Noah rubbed an inflated balloon through his hair. His hair stood up. What kind of electricity makes Tristans hair stand up?

• Static electricity

• Current electricity

• Electrical flow

• Electrical circuit

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What will create static electricity?

• rubbing a plastic comb on a piece of wool

• flipping on a light switch in your classroom

• allowing like forces to attract (negative attracts negative)

• wrapping wire around iron and sending a charge through the wire

Your class decides to build a circuit to make a light bulb shine. When you are finished, you have a setup like the picture above.Will your light bulb shine? (Use Image)

• No, because there is no power supply.

• No, because there is a break in the wire.

• Yes, because there is a break in the wire.

• Yes, because it is connected to a power supply.

Look at the diagram. Emily needs to complete the circuit. What two points should be connected to complete the circuit and make the bulb glow? (Use image)

• Points 2 and 3

• Points 1 and 4

• Points 2 and 4

• Points 1 and 3

Will the light in this circuit glow?

• Yes because it is closed.

• No, because it is open.

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is

• open

• closed

During a storm, the power went out at Rylee’s house. She had no electricity. What could she use as an alternate form of electrical energy?

• candles

• a fire in the fireplace

• a battery-operated lamp

• a light in the refrigerator

Concerning the flow of electricity, materials such as rubber, glass, and dry wood are known as _____

• Conductors

• Insulators

• Thermocouples

• electric cells

Which of the following is an insulator?

• an eraser

• a wire

• a penny

• a metal spoon