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Electricity & Magnetism

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Glass

c)

Metal

d)

Newspaper

2.

Electric lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a —

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

closed circuit

d)

short circuit

3.

A fifth-grade class constructed this circuit. Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?

a)

plastic straw

b)

cotton string

c)

aluminum foil

d)

rubber eraser

4.

Which of these substances conducts electricity the best?

a)

wood

b)

brick

c)

copper

d)

plastic

5.

The electrician in this picture is wearing rubber gloves for protection. The purpose of the rubber gloves is to —

a)

. keep the electrician dry

b)

create an electrical circuit

c)

produce electricity

d)

insulate the electrician

6.

What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?

a)

aluminum

b)

tin

c)

rubber

d)

water

7.

Copper wire is often wrapped in plastic. Plastic material is a good —

a)

electromagnet

b)

insulator

c)

circuit

d)

current

8.

Early scientists most likely saw a discharge of electricity for the first time when observing a —

a)

waterfall

b)

rainbow

c)

lightning storm

d)

volcano erupting

9.

Benjamin Franklin discovered the form of energy produced by lightning. Experiments with lightning killed many people before he discovered that lightning is a form of —

a)

gravity

b)

water

c)

magnetism

d)

electricity

10.

A comb is rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and placed next to some scraps of paper. The paper moves toward the comb. The movement of the paper is caused by —

a)

chemical energy

b)

magnetic attraction

c)

mechanical energy

d)

static electricity

11.

A bar magnet is placed on a table, and a sheet of blank paper is placed over the magnet. What could be sprinkled on the paper to show the magnetic field of the bar magnet?

a)

salt

b)

iron filings

c)

sand

d)

soil

12.

To make an electromagnet, a conductor should be coiled around —

a)

a glass tube

b)

an iron nail

c)

a roll of paper

d)

a wooden stick

13.

Michael Faraday showed how electric current in a wire produces —

a)

molecules

b)

chemicals

c)

a vibration

d)

a magnetic field

14.

The magnetic fields of any magnet are greatest —

a)

around the middle

b)

around the poles

c)

around only the south pole

d)

around only the north pole

15.

Which of these correctly shows what happens when two magnets are placed side by side?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

16.

Which energy transformation most likely occurs in a steam iron?

a)

Electrical energy changes to heat energy.

b)

Electrical energy changes to sound energy

c)

Mechanical energy changes to heat energy.

d)

Mechanical energy changes to light energy.

17.

The energy used to move most bicycles is an example of what type of energy?

a)

electrical

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

18.

Which item is designed to change electrical energy into heat energy?

a)

alarm clock

b)

hand dryer

c)

fan

d)

telephone

19.

Thomas Edison improved the -

a)

light bulb

b)

computer

c)

television

d)

rocking chair