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Electricity Year 6

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pick the 3 things that would stop a simple lamp circuit from working correctly.

a)

The battery is in the wrong way round

b)

The electricity is going the wrong way round

c)

A wire is broken

d)

The bulb is broken

e)

The wire is the wrong colour

2.

In this circuit, why is one bulb brighter than the other one?

a)

The bulb likes electricity more than the other one?

b)

The bulb is nearer to the battery

c)

The electricity gets to the brighter one first.

d)

The brighter bulb is newer than the other one

3.

When you rub a balloon on your head, what type of electricity is made?

a)

Weak

b)

Mobile

c)

Static

d)

Stationary

4.

An object with a negative charge will ________ an object with a positive charge.

a)

eat

b)

attract

c)

absorb

d)

repel

5.

What contribution did Thomas Edison make toward the study of electricity?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He invented a generator that would produce electricity

c)

He discovered the nucleus of an atom

d)

He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

6.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
7.

what is this symbol for?

a)

light bulb

b)

cell

c)

battery

d)

resistor

8.
This is the symbol for a ...
a)
Wire
b)
Battery
c)
Buzzer
d)
Fuse
9.
This is the circuit symbol for ...
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
an ammeter
d)
a voltmeter
10.
This is the symbol for 
a)
An Ammeter
b)
A Voltmeter
c)
A Meter
d)
A Motor
11.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
Lamp
b)
Water wheel
c)
Loudspeaker
d)
Motor