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Term 3 Week 8 Homework Task

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which electrical component does the diagram represent?
a)
Bulb
b)
Wire
c)
Ammeter
d)
Battery
2.
Which electrical component does the diagram represent?
a)
Wire
b)
Open switch
c)
Closed Switch
d)
Battery
3.
Which electrical component does the diagram represent?
a)
Voltmeter
b)
Ammeter
c)
Cell
d)
Battery
4.
Select the correct definition for voltage.
a)
The 'pull' exerted on charges in the circuit. 
b)
How quickly the charges move around the circuit.
c)
How many charges move around the circuit.
d)
Voltage is the 'push' exerted on charges in the circuit. 
5.
True or False?
Current is the rate of flow of electric charge.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Select the electrical component used to measure voltage.
a)
Voltmeter
b)
Vaultmeter
c)
Ammeter
d)
 Ampmeter
7.

The flow of electric charges is

a)

voltage

b)

current

c)

resistance

d)

electricity

8.
How do wires work?
a)
they become an electrical charge
b)
they bend electricity easily
c)
they keep the charge from moving randomly
d)
they allow a current of electricity to flow 
9.
What is the main purpose of a battery?
a)
to pump electricity through the wires
b)
to make things go
c)
to provide just the right amount of energy needed
d)
to replace household electricity
10.

What charge does an electron have?

a)

negative (-)

b)

positive (+)

c)

neutral or no charge (0)

d)

magnetic

11.
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 strike during a storm
d)
a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on
12.

Which of the following items would conduct electricity?

a)

Aluminum ladder

b)

Metal screwdriver

c)

Wooden baseball bat

d)

Rubber flip flops

13.

Which of the following materials are best used as insulators?

a)

Wood

b)

Rubber

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

14.

The student arrived home and turned on a light switch, so she could see how to get to her bedroom. The switch allowed electricity to flow and was transformed into-

a)

Light energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

superior energy

d)

radiant energy

15.

A science class was completing an experiment on electrical circuits. Why did the bulb go out each time the switch was opened?

a)

Opening the switch broke the circuit

b)

The battery was probably going flat

c)

There was too much electricity flowing

d)

Opening the switch closed the circuit

16.

Many electrical wires are wrapped with a plastic coating because plastic is -

a)

More dense than copper

b)

Able to keep its shape

c)

Less expensive than steel

d)

A good insulator

17.
a)
Series circuit
b)
Incomplete circuit
c)
Parallel circuit
d)
Power source
18.
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
c)
Incomplete circuit
d)
Switch
19.

What is the following symbol represent?

a)

Wire

b)

Resistor

c)

Battery

d)

Switch

20.
This is the symbol for 
a)
Variable resistor
b)
Thermistor
c)
Resistor
d)
Fuse