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Electricity Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most families keep a telephone in their kitchen. This is a tool that transforms electrical energy into ____________.
a)
Motion
b)
Heat
c)
Light
d)
Sound
2.
In almost all cases, kitchen appliances like the refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher all rely on energy from what source?
a)
gas
b)
electricity
c)
solar power
d)
nuclear energy
3.
In a typical kitchen, which tool demonstrates how electrical energy can be transformed into heat?
a)
The dishwasher
b)
The stove
c)
The telephone
d)
The light
4.
What type of circuit is this ?
a)
Simple circuit 
b)
Parallel circuit
c)
Complex circuit 
d)
Series circuit 
5.
What is used as the power source in a circuit?
a)
Light bulb
b)
Battery
c)
Wire
d)
Switch 
6.
The wire in a circuit must be made out of what?
a)
Magnetic material
b)
Insulator material
c)
Heated material
d)
Conductive material
7.
Which statement is true about a series circuit?
a)
It has only one path for the electrical current to flow.
b)
It has many paths for the electrical current to flow.
c)
The electrical current gets stronger.
d)
The electrical current gets weaker.
8.
What kind of circuit is in the picture?
a)
Series circuit 
b)
Simple circuit 
c)
Complex circuit 
d)
Parallel circuit 
9.
A Parallel circuit has more than one ___________
a)
Type of current flowing through it.
b)
path for the electrical current to flow.
c)
Power source 
d)
Switch to stop the flow of current.
10.
What do nails, screws, aluminum foil, and copper wire all have in common?
a)
They are all flammable. 
b)
They are all insulators.
c)
They are all conductors.
11.
What do cardboard, a glass bowl, and rubber shoe all have in common?
a)
They are all power sources 
b)
They are insulators 
c)
They are conductors 
d)
They are magnetic 
12.
Materials that allow electricity to move easily through them are called what?
a)
Insulators 
b)
Conductors 
c)
Magnetic
d)
Electronic
13.
Materials that do NOT allow electricity to easily move through them are called what?
a)
Insulators 
b)
Conductors 
c)
Magnetic 
d)
Electronic 
14.
Opposite poles on a magnet attract. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
15.
Like poles on a magnet repel each other.
a)
True 
b)
False 
16.
Paper clips are NOT magnetic.
a)
True 
b)
False 
17.
The strength of a magnet is the strongest at the poles.
a)
True 
b)
False 
18.
A North and South pole will repel each other.
a)
True
b)
False 
19.
Iron, Nickle, and Steel are NOT magnetic.
a)
True 
b)
False 
20.
Every magnet has a North and South pole.
a)
True
b)
False