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Electricity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What supplies the energy in a simple circuit?
a)
wires
b)
battery
c)
bulb
2.
A/an _________________ is an object that will allow electricity to flow through it.
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
3.
A/an _________________ is a material that will not allow electricity to flow through it.
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
4.
Which material is a conductor?
a)
glass
b)
aluminum
c)
wood
5.
Which material is an insulator?
a)
gold
b)
copper
c)
plastic
6.
A/an ________________ circuit has no breaks and the bulb will light up.
a)
open
b)
closed
7.
A/an _____________ circuit has a break and the bulb will not light up.
a)
closed
b)
short
c)
open
8.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
What happens when the circuit is open?
a)
light bulb comes on
b)
device won't work
c)
static discharge
d)
lightning
10.
In most electrical circuits, the pathway is made of:
a)
Wood
b)
Plastic
c)
Metal
d)
Static
11.
Using the picture above, which letter correctly labels the battery?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which of the following controls the flow of electricity by opening and closing the circuit?
a)
Battery
b)
Light Bulb
c)
Switch
d)
Wire
13.
Which of the following provides the pathway to carry the electricity from component to component? 
a)
Battery
b)
Light Bulb
c)
Switch
d)
Wire
14.
Which of the following is evidence that energy is present and electricity is flowing?
a)
A component gets hot.
b)
A light bulb shines.
c)
A motor spins.
d)
All of the above.
15.
A light bulb in a circuit transfers energy into 
a)
Motion
b)
heat and light
c)
sound and light
d)
light