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Electricity Grade 8

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best example of an electrical conductor?

a)

tire

b)

steel

c)

plastic

d)

none of the above

2.

Which best briefly summarizes the law of electric charges?

a)

charges always attract

b)

charges always repel

c)

unlike charges attract

d)

unlike charges repel

3.

Which of the following statements is correct about conductor and insulator?

a)

the electrons in conductor do not move around

b)

the electrons in insulator do not move around

c)

the electric current can pass through the insulator

d)

the electric current can pass through both insulator and conductor

4.

Electric circuit is a path for transmitting electric current

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What is the main difference between parallel and series circuits?

a)

in series circuit, charges flow one path; charges in parallel circuit flow in multiple paths

b)

in series circuit, charges flow multiple paths; charges in parallel circuit flow in one path

c)

in parallel circuit, several lamps work separately; in series circuit, several lamps work independently

d)

in parallel circuit, if one lamp breaks then the other lamps will also off; in series circuit, if one lamp breaks then the other lamps still works

6.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

series

b)

parallel

7.

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

a)

neutral charged

b)

positively charged

c)

negatively charged

d)

no charges at all

8.

A ______ opens and closes a circuit.

a)

cell

b)

conductor

c)

wire

d)

switch

9.

What is this symbol for?

a)

light bulb

b)

wire

c)

cell

d)

battery

10.

When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in parallel.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Electric current is the flow of _________.

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

none of them

12.

Electric current is measured in....

a)

watts

b)

joules

c)

newtons

d)

amperes

13.

When one light bulb burns out, the rest stay lit. The bulbs must be found in ....

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

14.

Carbon is The only non-metal material that can conduct electricity.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

series

b)

parallel

16.

Are the currents at A1 and A2 same?

a)

Yes, they are same

b)

No, they are different