WorksheetsElectricity
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
2.
If the lights are on, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open
3.
Two types of circuits are
a)
parallel and magnetic
b)
electromagnetic and series
c)
series and parallel
4.
Is this circuit open or closed?
a)
Closed
b)
Open
5.
What do you call an imbalance of electrical charges that cause a spark?
a)
Electromagnet
b)
Static Electricity
c)
Conductor
d)
Insulator
6.
What is an object that does not conduct electricity?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Circuit
d)
Resistance
7.
Rubber is a good insulator.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Mr. Kaspar rubbed two balloons with a piece of cloth. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
a)
The balloons will repel each other.
b)
The balloons will attract each other.
c)
The balloons will become positively (+) charged.
d)
The balloons will pop.
9.
Current is the ...
a)
pressure of electricity
b)
flow of electricity
c)
tendency of a material to resist the flow of electricity.
d)
total power
10.
A closed pathway through which electricity can flow is called
a)
Closed circuit
b)
switch
c)
load
d)
insulator
11.
What is one thing every circuit needs?
a)
insulator
b)
flashlight
c)
source of energy(battery)
d)
switch
12.
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Glass is a
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
14.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
can still light up
c)
will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
15.
The plastic around the wire is
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
c)
decoration
16.
When a balloon is rubbed on the hair ...
a)
negative charges are transferred from the hair to the balloon.
b)
positive charges are transferred from the hair to the balloon.
c)
negative charges are transferred from the balloon to the hair.
d)
positive charges are transferred from the balloon to the hair.
17.
Electric current is the flow of:
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
none of these
18.
Current electricity flows through
a)
wires
b)
string
c)
rubber
d)
plastic
19.
Which of the following does not conduct electricity?
a)
gloves
b)
penny
c)
paper clip
d)
key
20.
Is the circuit pictured complete or incomplete?
a)
Complete
b)
Incomplete
21.
Opposite charges
a)
attract
b)
repel
22.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
23.
An example of a conductor is :
a)
a glass paperweight
b)
a plastic cap
c)
a metal screw
d)
a wooden handle
24.
How many paths does a parallel circuit have?
a)
One
b)
More than one
c)
A million
d)
Infinity
25.
This is the positive part of an atom.
a)
neutron
b)
electron
c)
proton
d)
statictron
26.
You need all of the following materials to make a circuit EXCEPT which one?
a)
battery or source of energy
b)
wires
c)
switch
d)
light bulb
27.
What is the negative part of the atom called?
a)
proton
b)
electron
c)
neutron
d)
static electricity
28.
Energy is .....
a)
the ability to jump and play
b)
a type of electricity
c)
the ability to do work
d)
a way
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