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Electricity!

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a form of energy used to produce light, heat, motion, or magnetic force?

a)

Circuit

b)

Conductor

c)

Electricity

d)

Battery

2.

What is the path along which electricity flows or travels?

a)

Wire

b)

Circuit

c)

Series

d)

Battery

3.

What is a location or device from which electrical energy flows?

a)

Battery

b)

Generator

c)

Outlet

d)

Circuit

4.

What is a glass globe that contains a coiled filament that glows when electricity passes through it?

a)

Battery Holder

b)

Fahnstock clip

c)

Lamp

d)

Bulb

5.

What is a device containing materials that produce electricity by chemical action?

a)

Battery

b)

Wire

c)

Circuit

d)

Conductor

6.

What is a material through which electricity CAN flow easily?

a)

Insulator

b)

Wire

c)

Conductor

d)

Circuit

7.

What is a connection that allows electricity to flow directly from a power source right back to the power source?

a)

Train Wreck

b)

Short Circuit

c)

Insulator

d)

Circuit

8.

What is a material through which electricity CANNOT flow easily?

a)

Insulator

b)

Short Circuit

c)

Conductor

d)

Train Wreck

9.

True or False: A Short circuit drains batteries and can be dangerous with powerful sources of electricity

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the part of a light bulb that glows when electricity runs through it?

a)

Metal Tip

b)

Glass Support

c)

Globe

d)

Filament

11.

True or False: You should connect the positive end of a battery to the positive end of another battery

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is a device used to hold a light bulb and connect it to an electric circuit?

a)

Bulb Holder

b)

Fahnstock Clip

c)

Battery Holder

d)

Switch

13.

What is a device used to hold wires in an electric circuit?

a)

Wire Holder

b)

Bulb Holder

c)

Battery Holder

d)

Fahnstock Clip

14.

True or False: An aluminum nail is a conductor

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Chalk is a conductor

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: A pipe cleaner is an insulator

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: A golf tee is an insulator

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is it called when you take steps to identify and solve a problem by looking at all possibilities, one at a time?

a)

Troubleshooting

b)

Checking

c)

Wire connection

d)

Problem and Solution

19.

What is a simple drawing that represents part of a circuit?

a)

Label

b)

Symbol

c)

Sketch

d)

Representation

20.

What is a drawing that uses symbols to show how electrical parts are connected?

a)

Circuit Sketch

b)

Electricity Diagram

c)

Electrical Circuit

d)

Circuit Diagram

21.

What shape should you draw first to start a Circuit Diagram

a)

Triangle

b)

Square

c)

Circle

d)

Rectangle

22.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Short Circuit

c)

Train Wreck

23.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Series Circuit

c)

Train Wreck

d)

Short Circuit

24.

What type of circuit is brighter?

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

25.

What type of circuit lasts longer?

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

26.

What is a device that opens and closes a circuit?

a)

Switch

b)

Battery

c)

Wire

d)

Fahnstock Clip