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Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?

a)

Plastic comes in many different colors

b)

Plastic is a good electrical conductor

c)

Plastic makes the wires easy to bend

d)

Plastic is a good electrical insulator

2.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

3.

The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch?

a)

The switch produced an electric current

b)

Closing the switch broke the circuit

c)

Closing the switch completed the circuit

d)

The switch did not make a difference

4.

How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

a)

There is static electricity

b)

There is too much dust in the air

c)

A parallel circuit was too long

d)

The person needs to wash his hair

5.
Thicker wires have _______ resistance than thinner wires.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
the same
6.
Electric current is measured in ______.
a)
Watts
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes
7.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
8.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
9.
Two objects with LIKE static charges will
a)
attract each other
b)
even out in the end
c)
repel each other
d)
cause a spark
10.
Is it possible to CREATE electrons?
a)
Yes, that's what static electricity is.
b)
No, you can move them, but they are never created or distroyed.
c)
Sometimes, it depends on the voltage.
d)
Sometimes, it depends on the element.
11.
What is voltage measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
12.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
13.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
14.
What is an electric circuit with more than one path for an electric current to flow?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Electric Current
c)
Eletromagnet
d)
Parallel Circuit
15.
What is an electric circuit with only one closed path of an electric current to follow?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
c)
Electromagnet
d)
Voltage
16.
What happens when the north and south poles of two magnetic fields overlap?
a)
Attraction
b)
Repulsion
c)
Resistance
d)
Current
17.

If you add another bulb in parallel,_____

a)

The bulbs get brighter

b)

The bulbs get dimmer

c)

The bulb brightness stays the same

d)

All the bulbs will go out

18.

If the top bulb goes out,

a)

All the bulbs go out

b)

The other bulbs get dimmer

c)

There is no effect on the other bulbs

d)

The other bulbs get brighter

19.

If the middle bulb goes out, _______

a)

The other bulb gets brighter

b)

The other bulb goes out

c)

The other bulb's brightness stays the same

d)

The other bulb gets dimmer

20.

Devices in a parallel circuit receive

a)

equal current but different voltage

b)

equal voltage but different current

c)

equal voltage and equal current

d)

different voltage and different current