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Electricity

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wood is _____?
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
2.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily is called _______.
a)
Circuit 
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor
3.
This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
d)
open circuit
4.
When there is only one path for electrons to move through it is called a _____. When one light goes out, they all go out. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
parallel circuit
c)
series circuit
d)
open circuit
5.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
6.
What type of circuit is show in the image?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
7.
This circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
8.
When you flip a light switch on and off you are closing and opening a circuit.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
A circuit must be closed for electrons to travel.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Anything that uses electricity is a load.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
In a Series circuit the more light bulbs you add the brighter they get.
a)
False 
b)
True 
12.
What is a switch's function in a circuit?
a)
to make the current hotter or colder
b)
turn on and off the flow of current
c)
the pathway that current flows
d)
to add more power to the circuit
13.
This image represents what type of circuit?
a)
open
b)
wire
c)
series
d)
parallel
14.
Will the light bulb in this circuit light and why/why not?
a)
yes, because it has two batteries
b)
no, because the switch is open
c)
yes, because it is in a circuit
d)
no, because the bulb is burned out
15.
If bulb 1 burns out, what will occur?
a)
bulbs 2 and 3 will go out
b)
bulbs 2 and 3 receive more volts
c)
bulbs 2 and 3 will stay lit
d)
nothing will happen
16.
If a circuit is incomplete, or broken, it is a(n) ________ circuit. 
a)
closed
b)
series
c)
bad
d)
open
17.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
18.
This is a symbol for_________?
a)
Wire
b)
Battery
c)
Buzzer
d)
Fuse
19.
What is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
20.
Which best describes a parallel circuit?
a)
Electricity flows along one pathway.
b)
The flow of electricity comes from one source. 
c)
Electricity flows along more than one pathway. 
d)
The flow of electricity comes from more than one source. 
21.
What is one benefits of using a parallel circuit?  
a)
It gets confusing.
b)
There are no problems.
c)
If one goes down, it does not affect the others. 
d)
Because of reasons.
22.
Which one uses less wire? 
a)
Parallel circuit 
b)
Series Circuit 
23.
How many different types of circuits are there? 
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
24.
What is one problem with using a series circuit? 
a)
It has a lot of series. 
b)
If one goes down, they all go down! 
c)
It doesn't work properly.
d)
There are no problems. 
25.
Which of these objects is an insulator?
a)
Copper Wire
b)
Paper Clip
c)
Steel Pole
d)
Rubber Gloves
26.
Which statement is true?
a)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is complete.
b)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is broken.
c)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is complete.
d)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is broken.
27.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
28.
What device opens and closes (turns on and off) and electric circuit?
a)
Battery
b)
Wire
c)
Switch
d)
Current
29.
Houses uses what type of electric circuit?
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Both
d)
Electric Circuit
30.
 What are electrons?
a)
Particles with negative charge
b)
Particles with positive charge
c)
Particles with neutral charge
d)
None of them
31.
How electricity is produced?
a)
By the flow or transfer of electrons
b)
By the flow or transfer of protons
c)
By the flow or transfer of neutrons
d)
All of them
32.
Which of the following can act as a load or energy receiver?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
33.
Which of the following can work as an energy source?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
34.
What type of electricity do electric circuits use?
a)
Static electricity
b)
Current electricity
c)
Both
d)
None of them
35.
to pull toward one another
a)
attract
b)
open circuit
c)
Magnetic Pole
d)
source