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Chapter 3: Electricity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A material through which an electric charge can move easily is

a)

a resistor.

b)

an insulator.

c)

a filament.

d)

a conductor.

2.

Which material would be the BEST insulator for a metal wire?

a)

silver

b)

graphite

c)

glass

d)

copper

3.

Five light bulbs are wired on one circuit. Three bulbs are lit, two are not. What type of circuit is this?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

short circuit

4.

A good energy source for a simple circuit is

a)

a battery.

b)

a copper wire.

c)

a light bulb.

d)

a switch.

5.

Which of these materials is a conductor?

a)

rubber

b)

chalk

c)

gold

d)

glass

6.

What is one use for an insulator?

a)

It slows down the flow of electric current to produce heat and light.

b)

I stores electric energy for later use.

c)

It allows electric current to flow through it.

d)

It makes electrically charged objects safe to handle.

7.

Electric current cannot flow in a series circuit if

a)

the circuit contains an insulator.

b)

there is a break n the circuit.

c)

the circuit contains a resistor.

d)

the circuit has only one loop in it.

8.

What will happen in a parallel circuit if one of its loops is broken?

a)

electric current will not flow through any of the loops

b)

electric current will still flow through the broken loop

c)

electric current will still flow through the unbroken loops

d)

the energy source will stop provideing the energy to move electric charges

9.

A washing machine is an example of transforming

a)

electricity into motion energy.

b)

motion energy into electric energy

c)

electricity into light

d)

heat into motion energy

10.

Which of the following is caused by the energy of motion?

a)

resistor

b)

friction

c)

conductor

d)

filament

11.

One example of a resistor is

a)

a power cord.

b)

a parallel circuit.

c)

a battery.

d)

a filament.

12.

Which of the following uses resistors to transform electricity into heat?

a)

a toaster

b)

a car engine

c)

a gas stove

d)

a wind turbine

13.
What kind of circuit dow the picture show?
a)
Parallel Circuit
b)
Series Circuit
14.
What is static electricity?
a)
the flow of electric charges
b)
the build-up of an electrical charge on a surface.
c)
the opposition of current flow. 
15.

This is a series circuit with a switch. Is this circuit open or closed? Will the bulb light up or not? (Look at the switch)

a)

open circuit/bulb WILL light up

b)

closed circuit/bulb WILL light up

c)

open circuit/bulb will NOT light up

d)

closed circuit/bulb will NOT light up