WorksheetsElectricity and Magnetism
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An electric charge is______________.
a)
a magnet
b)
static electricity
c)
a basic property of the tiny particles that make up matter
d)
positive
2.
An electric circuit is ________________.
a)
a continuous pathway that can carry an electric current
b)
An open pathway that can carry electric current
c)
An object that resists the flow of energy
d)
An object that attracts metal
3.
Static electricity is ____________________.
a)
When positive and negative charges repel each other
b)
When positive and negative charges are not present
c)
The flow of positive charges
d)
the buildup of electric charges in one place
4.
Resistance is ___________________.
a)
The build up of electrical charges in one place
b)
how much a material opposes, or resists, the flow of electric current
c)
a conductor
d)
when the electric current can flow freely through a circuit
5.
A conductor is _______________________.
a)
a material that resists the flow of electricity
b)
a material through which heat and electricity flow easily
c)
a material that insulates the circuit
d)
a material that produces electricity
6.
An electric field is ____________________.
a)
Where a resister is placed in a circuit
b)
a parallel circuit
c)
the area around electric charges, where electric forces can act
d)
a series circuit
7.
An electric circuit with only one path for current is called a ______________.
a)
parallel circuit
b)
insulator
c)
series circuit
d)
resistor
8.
A flow of electric charges is ____________.
a)
an insulator
b)
a circuit
c)
a conductor
d)
an electric current
9.
A material that slows the flow of heat and electricity is ____________________.
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
a current
d)
a resistor
10.
A magnet that has coils of current-carrying wire around an iron core is called __________________.
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
an electromagnet
d)
a current
11.
A flaw in a circuit that allows a large current to flow through where it isn't wanted is called _____________.
a)
an open circuit
b)
an insulator
c)
a conductor
d)
a short circuit
12.
An electric circuit with two or more paths for current is called ______________________.
a)
a parallel circuit
b)
a series circuit
c)
a short circuit
d)
an open circuit
13.
What is the property of matter which causes two like charges to repel each other?
a)
electric field
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric charge
d)
electromagnet
14.
What is a conductor?
a)
a material that resists the flow of electricity
b)
a material that allows negative charges to move easily through them
c)
a non-metal
d)
a material which allows the positive charges to move easily through them
15.
An electromagnet is ______________.
a)
a permanent magnet
b)
cannot be turned off
c)
a temporary magnet
d)
a short circuit
16.
Which material would be a good conductor?
a)
wood
b)
cardboard
c)
metal
d)
paper
17.
In a series circuit, if one light bulb is removed, the rest of the light bulbs would _____________.
a)
stay lit
b)
not work
c)
short circuit
d)
burn out
18.
What does a switch do for a circuit?
a)
It keeps the circuit closed
b)
It makes the circuit opened or closed
c)
it keeps the circuit on
d)
it does not help the circuit
19.
Adding another light bulb to a series circuit would ____________.
a)
make the lights dimmer
b)
make the lights brighter
c)
turn off the lights
d)
burn out the lights
20.
In order to build an electromagnet you would need __________________.
a)
a battery and a wire
b)
a battery, a light bulb, and a wire
c)
a battery, a wire, and an iron core
d)
a battery, a wire, and a compass
21.
In a parallel circuit with three light bulbs, if one of the light bulbs were removed, the other light bulbs would _____________.
a)
not work
b)
continue working
c)
short circuit
d)
turn off
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