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ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hi! I am a scientist who invented the lightning rod and did MANY experiments to prove lightning is electricity.

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

Which of these is a closed circuit?

a)
b)
3.

Which of these is an open circuit?

a)
b)
4.

Which of these is NOT a conductor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Any material that EASILY lets electricity travel is called a.....

a)

insulator

b)

barometer

c)

plasma

d)

conductor

6.

Click on all the insulators!

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Any material that does not allow for the easy flow of negative charges(electrons) is called a(n)

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

mitochondria

d)

dry cell

8.

Another name for a battery is a.......

a)

Bob

b)

dry cell

c)

switch

d)

closed circuit

9.

Hello! I improved the filament of the light bulb!!

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Thomas Edison

10.

Click on the parallel circuits!!

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Click on all the series circuits!

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

I am a circuit that has only 1 path to flow!

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

13.

I am a circuit that has multiple paths for electricity to flow!

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

14.

I am a conclusion based on evidence!!

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

prediction

15.

I am a forecast as to what MIGHT HAPPEN!

a)

prediction

b)

inference

c)

observation

d)

variable

16.

When you use 1 of your 5 senses you are making a...

a)

inference

b)

prediction

c)

hypothesis

d)

observation

17.

Every magnet has 2 poles!! Click on them.

a)

north

b)

east

c)

west

d)

south

18.

The area around a magnet in which magnetic force is active is called the

a)

magnetic aura

b)

magnetic shield

c)

magnetic box

d)

magnetic field

19.

Energy of motion!!

a)

thermal

b)

mechanical

c)

light

d)

electrical

20.

I invented the first electrical motor!!!

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Ben Franklin

21.

The negatively charged particles in a current are called...

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

22.

I am always magnetic!!

a)

electromagnet

b)

permanent magnet

23.

What causes static electricity?

a)

buildup of negative charges

b)

buildup of positive charges

c)

buildup of neutral charges

d)

buildup of no charges

24.

The energy a substance has due to the movement of its atoms and molecules is called....

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

radiant

d)

thermal

25.

What is a temporary magnet with an iron core?

a)

electromagnet

b)

permanent magnet

26.

The flow, or movement, of charged particles is called....

a)

heat

b)

evaporation

c)

electricity

d)

magnetism

27.

These are examples of energy...............

a)

transportations

b)

translucents

c)

transformations

d)

transparents

28.

An if..................then statement is often called a................

a)

observation

b)

inference

c)

variable

d)

hypothesis

29.

Which of these 4 parts is not needed for a simple circuit?

a)

battery

b)

switch

c)

light bulb

d)

wire

30.

The more times you wrap wire around the nail, the strength of the electromagnet ......

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

disappears