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Electrical Circuits-4th grade

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

material that let electricity pass through them easily

a)

conductor

b)

switch

c)

insulator

d)

electron

2.

a circuit that is complete and where current flows

a)

electrical circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

closed circuit

d)

parallel circuit

3.

a device that can complete or break the connection of an electric circuit

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

electron

d)

switch

4.

the path in which electric current flows

a)

electrical circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

closed circuit

d)

open circuit

5.

a circuit in which the electric current follows tow or more paths

a)

closed circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

electron

6.

a particle with a negative charge

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

electron

d)

close circuit

7.

a circuit that is incomplete and where current does not flow

a)

open circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

closed circuit

d)

switch

8.

the movement of electricity which flows through a circuit along a wire

a)

closed circuit

b)

electric current

c)

series circuit

d)

electrical circuit

9.

materials that do not allow electricity to pass through them

a)

electron

b)

switch

c)

conductor

d)

insulator

10.

What type of circuit has only ONE path to follow?

a)

series

b)

parrallel

c)

both

d)

none

11.

What type of circuit has multiple pathways?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

both

d)

none

12.

What is a battery also known as?

a)

electrons

b)

resistors

c)

circuit

d)

cell

13.

Write what a resistor is and give an example

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14.

What is one advantage of a series circuit?

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15.

If a light bulb in the school bathroom burns out, will the lights in the classroom be affected? Explain.

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16.

If a parallel circuit has two lightbulbs and you added two more bulbs to the circuit, will the lights get dimmer?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

Which is an example of a conductor?

a)

water

b)

clothes

c)

food

d)

toothbrush

18.

Which is an example of an insulator?

a)

chair

b)

metal

c)

water

d)

wire

19.

Why do they tell you to get out of the water when you are swimming and there is a thunderstorm?

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20.
a)

closed

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

open

21.

a)

open

b)

parallel

c)

closed

d)

series

22.

a)

closed

b)

series

c)

open

d)

parallel

23.

a)

series

b)

open

c)

closed

d)

parallel

24.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

open

d)

closed

25.

a)

open

b)

series

c)

closed

d)

parallel

26.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

parallel

27.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

parallel

d)

series

28.

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

parallel

d)

series

29.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

parallel

30.

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

parallel

d)

series

31.

Which of the following is NOT an insulator?

a)

marble

b)

golf tee

c)

bras screw

d)

soda straw

32.

Which of the following is NOT a conductor?

a)

paper clip

b)

brass fastener

c)

wire nail

d)

chalk

33.

What did Edison successfully create that lasted long enough to make it practical to use in homes and factories?

a)

microwave

b)

television

c)

incandescent light bulb

34.

How do light bulbs light up?

a)

sun's energy

b)

switch

c)

candles

d)

batteries

35.

This is produced by the movement of electric charges

a)

electrons

b)

electrical energy

c)

closed circuits

d)

series circuits

36.

Which of the following is not a basic part of a circuit?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

power source

d)

switch

e)

water

37.

This causes electricity to stop flowing

a)

switch

b)

circuit

c)

condcutor

d)

insulator

38.

What provides the energy for the circuit?

a)

switch

b)

conductor

c)

electron

d)

power source

39.

What type of energy does the following circuit produce?

a)

mechanical

b)

sound

c)

thermal and light

40.

What type of energy does the following circuit produce?

a)

thermal and light

b)

mechanical

c)

sound

41.

What type of energy does the following circuit produce?

a)

sound

b)

thermal and light

c)

mechanical

42.

Tell someone else where all the parts of the light bulb are.

wire frame, bulb, base, gas, filament

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