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Electricity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

A material that lets electricity pass through is called an electrical...

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

appliance

d)

variable

2.

A material that does not let electricty pass through is called an electrical...

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

appliance

d)

variable

3.

Which of the following are electrical conductors?


HINT: There are two correct answers.

a)

Silver

b)

Silver-coloured plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Iron

4.

Which of the following materials is a good electrical insulator?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Gold

c)

Rubber

d)

Copper

5.

In which circuit will the bulb or bulbs glow brightest?

a)

A simple circuit with one bulb and one battery

b)

A simple circuit with one bulb and two batteries

c)

A simple circuit with two bulbs and one battery

d)

A simple circuit with no battery

6.

Why is a bulb brighter when it is powered by two batteries rather than one?

a)

Because the flow of electricity in the circuit is less

b)

Because the flow of electricity in the circuit is the same

c)

Because there is no flow of electricity

d)

Because the flow of electricity in the circuit is greater

7.

You connected two bulbs and two batteries in a simple circuit. How can it be made dimmer?

a)

Replace one of the batteries with a section of wire

b)

Replace one of the batteries with a cork

c)

Remove the battery

d)

Replace one of the bulbs with a section of wire

8.

You make a simple circuit with one bulb and three batteries. The bulb flicers and goes out. Why?

a)

Not enough electricity flows around the circuit

b)

Too much electricity flows through the bulb's filament

c)

The batteries are flat

d)

There is no switch

9.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?


HINT: There are two correct answers

a)

Copper is shiny

b)

Copper is a good electrical conductor

c)

Copper is less dangerous than other conductors

d)

Copper is cheap

10.

Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it safer

b)

To make it look pretty

c)

To help electricity flow along the wire

d)

Because it is cheap