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Electric Circuits

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the bulb glows and gives off light?

a)

Filament

b)

Metal tip

c)

Metal Threaded base

d)

Glass bulb

2.

Where does electricity enter and exit the bulb?

a)

filament

b)

metal tip and threaded base

c)

support wires and filament

d)

glass bulb and support wires

3.

Which will light a bulb?

a)

a switch and a wire

b)

a paper clip and a wire

c)

a battery and a switch

d)

a battery and a wire

4.

What do lightbulbs give off?

a)

wind energy

b)

heat energy

c)

food energy

d)

solar energy

5.

Which bulbs will light?

a)

All of them

b)

None of them

6.

In a circuit, what does the wire act as?

a)

an insulator

b)

an energy source

c)

a conductor

d)

a receiver

7.

One D-Cell battery produces 1.5 volts. How many total volts would 10 D-cell batteries produce?

a)

15 volts

b)

11.5 volts

c)

30 volts

d)

7.5 volts

8.

Which of the following is NOT something you would check to fix a circuit tester?

a)

Are the wires firmly connected to the bulb socket?

b)

Is the bulb burned out?

c)

Do you need a new battery?

d)

Is the switch turned off?

9.

What kind of objects complete a circuit?

a)

insulators

b)

conductors

10.

What best describes objects that can complete a circuit?

a)

items that are silver in color

b)

items that are made of metal

c)

items that are long and flexible

d)

items that are smooth

11.

What powers a circuit that we made?

a)

battery

b)

light bulb

c)

wires

d)

paper clip

12.

What is the purpose of a filament?

a)

to connect the bulb to the base

b)

to hold up the support wires

c)

to make a pathway from the battery

d)

to glow and make light

13.

What is this a symbol for?

a)

a battery

b)

a switch

c)

a light bulb

14.

What does this diagram show?

a)

one switch and two bulbs

b)

two batteries, one bulb

c)

two bulbs and one battery

15.

Which diagram shows two bulbs in a series?

a)
b)
c)
16.

Which diagram would have the brightest light?

a)
b)
c)
17.

What best describes the switch in the diagram?

a)

series

b)

closed

c)

open

d)

parallel

18.

How is a switch used?

a)

to turn off and on the light bulb

b)

to make the light bulb brighter

c)

to insulate the wires

d)

warms up the bulb

19.

How does a diode change an electric circuit?

a)

electricity can move in two directions

b)

electricity travels faster

c)

electricity travels backwards

d)

the electricity travels only in one direction