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Electricity

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch?

The switch produced an electric current

Closing the switch broke the circuit

Closing the switch completed the circuit

The switch did not make a difference

To complete a circuit the switch must be

unattached

open

closed

When the switch is closed, the light

comes on

stays off

burns out

Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.

true

false

If the lights are on, the circuit is

closed

open

If the lights are off, the circuit is

closed

open

In a parallel circuit the current

makes one circle

stays in one path

splits and goes through two components

Two types of circuits are

parallel and magnetic

electromagnetic and series

series and parallel

The flow of electricity requires a

complete path

incomplete path

insulated current

10.

What is an insulator?

The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move

A material which does not allow electricity to go through it

The amount of devices which are in a circuit

A battery or other device which provides energy for a circuit

11.

A small device that stores energy in a chemical form

Complete circuit

Switch

Power source

Battery

12.

Parallel circuit

Series circuit

Incomplete circuit

Switch

13.

In a series circuit what happens when you add another bulb?

The bulbs gets brighter

The bulbs gets dimmer

Nothing changes

14.

What supplies the energy in a simple circuit?

wires

battery

bulb

15.

A/an _________________ is an object that will allow electricity to flow through it.

insulator

conductor

16.

Which material is a conductor?

glass

aluminum

wood

17.

Which material is an insulator?

gold

copper

plastic

18.

In a _______________ circuit there is only one path for electricity to flow.

series

parallel

19.

In a _______________ circuit there are many paths for electricity to flow.

series

parallel

20.

A/an ________________ circuit has no breaks and the bulb will light up.

open

closed

21.

A/an _____________ circuit has a break and the bulb will not light up.

closed

short

open

22.

The 3 main parts of a series circuit are:

battery, device, conductor

battery, fuse, switch

light bulb, glass, on/off button

plastic, bulb, wires

23.

What happens when the circuit is open?

light bulb comes on

device won't work

static discharge

lightning

24.

What is one problem with using a series circuit?

It has a lot of series.

If one goes down, they all go down!

It doesn't work properly.

There are no problems.

25.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

conductor

series circuit

parallel circuit

open circuit

26.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

series circuit

closed circuit

parallel circuit

light bulb

27.

this circuit is .....?

open

parallel

closed

The cutest little circuit evah!

28.

What does LED stand for?

Light Evident Device

Low Evident Device

Light Emitting Diode

Low Emitting Diode

29.

What do straight long lines represent in a circuit diagram?

motors

diodes

wires

light bulbs

30.

A battery refers to more than one?

cell

energy

force

circuits

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Electricity

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

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