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U6 - Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the part of the circuit that is labeled 1.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

lightbulb

2.

Identify the part of a circuit that is labeled 2.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

lightbulb

3.

Identify the part of a circuit that is labeled 3.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

lightbulb

4.

How could you make this circuit work?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Take out the lightbulbs

c)

Add another battery

d)

Add another lightbulb

5.
Current electricity flows through
a)
wires
b)
string
c)
rubber
d)
plastic
6.
What is an insulator?
a)
The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move
b)
A material which does not allow electricity to go through it
c)
The amount of devices which are in a circuit
d)
A battery or other device which provides energy for a circuit
7.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

8.

A particle that has a negative electric charge is called a(n) ______.

a)

neutron

b)

atom

c)

proton

d)

electron

9.
The continuous flow of electric charges through a material is called...
a)
Electric Field
b)
Electric Force
c)
Electric Current
d)
Electric Circuit
10.
Which particle orbits around the nucleus of the atom?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
None of the above
11.

Which subatomic particle has a neutral charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

12.
An example of an insulator is:
a)
iron
b)
silver
c)
copper wire
d)
plastic
13.

If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

opposite

14.

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

a)

a stove getting hot when it is turned on

b)

a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator

c)

a lightning during a storm

d)

a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

15.

The inventor Alessandro Volta is associated with...

a)

inventing the fridge

b)

inventing the light bulb

c)

inventing the electric battery

d)

inventing the steam engine

16.

Who invented the first light bulb?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Wright brothers

d)

Nikola Tesla

17.

Who invented the first telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Gugliano Marconi

18.

It allows electricity to travel longer distances through power lines

a)

Telephone

b)

Alternating current motor

c)

Radio trasmitter

d)

Computer

19.

It transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy

a)

Battery

b)

Lightbulb

c)

Computer

d)

Electrical generator

20.

Which of the following inventions came first?

a)

Telephone

b)

Computer

c)

Battery

d)

Alternating current motor