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Electricity

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

a)

A magnet attracts a paper clip

b)

Glue holds two pieces of paper together

c)

Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together

d)

Ice sticks to a car’s windshield

2.

Which choice describes the behavior of an electric charge?

a)

Like charges attract. Unlike charges repel.

b)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges attract.

c)

Like charges attract. Unlike charges attract.

d)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges repel.

3.

In order to work, a circuit must be:

a)

Open

b)

Closed

4.

An example of a conductor is:

a)

Steel

b)

Wool

c)

Plastic

d)

Fabric

5.

An example of an insulator is:

a)

Silver

b)

Glass

c)

Copper

d)

Glass

6.

Which device or devices could be removed without breaking the electric circuit?

a)

Only the bulb

b)

Only the switch

c)

The battery and the switch

d)

The bulb and the switch

7.

The shock you sometimes feel when you touch a metal doorknob on a dry day is electric ________.

a)

Circuit

b)

Current

c)

Discharge

d)

Resistance

8.

Which MUST be included in an electromagnet?

a)

Electric current

b)

Light bulb

c)

Motor

d)

Switch

9.

An electric circuit contains a battery, a switch, and a bulb. Which of the following will MOST LIKELY happen if you add another battery to the circuit?

a)

The bulb will not shine

b)

The bulb will shine brighter than it did with one battery

c)

The bulb will shine the same

d)

The bulb will shine half as bright as it did with one battery

10.

A thin strip of metal foil has a negative electric charge. You bring a balloon that also has a negative charge near the foil. What will MOST LIKELY happen?

a)

The foil will bend toward the balloon

b)

The foil will bend away from the balloon

c)

The balloon will cause the foil to have a positive charge

d)

The foil will cause the balloon to have a positive charge

11.

Like or similar poles on two magnets will __________.

a)

Attract each other

b)

Have no effect

c)

Repel each other

d)

All of these