Electricity Quiz

Which of the following is a conductor?

• sheet of paper

• t-shirt

• penny

• plastic bottle

Which of the following is the best insulator?

• metal paper clip

• wood log

• bowl of water

• penny

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To build a basic circuit, you need wires, a light bulb, and

• an insulator

• another light bulb

• a battery

• a rubber band

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What will happen when you remove a bulb from the circuit pictured?

• The other bulb will become brighter.

• The other bulb will turn off.

• The other bulb will become dimmer.

• It will remain a closed circuit.

What happens to the flow of electric current in an open circuit?

• The electric current continues to flow.

• The electric current cannot flow.

• The electric current jumps to another object.

• The lights get brighter.

In a basic circuit, what is considered to be the load?

• battery

• wires

• switch

• bulb

In a basic circuit, what is considered to be the power source?

• battery

• wires

• switch

• bulb

If an object gains electrons, what charge will the object have?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• no charge

In order for electricity to flow, the circuit must be

• open

• closed

A material that allows electric charges to flow or conducts heat well

• conductor

• insulator

• solenoid

• electromagnet

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