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Year 9 Circuits Revision

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wire within a power cord is an example of a/an...

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

battery

d)

switch

2.

What are the two kinds of electricity we explored in class?

a)

positive and negative

b)

series and parallel

c)

hydro and static

d)

static and current

3.

What type of charge do electrons carry?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Strong

4.

Opposite electrical charges...

a)

Attract each other

b)

Lead to explosions

c)

Cancel out each other

d)

Repel each other

5.

Which of the following is NOT an example of static electricity?

a)

plasma ball

b)

balloon and hair

c)

The circuit in a light bulb

d)

socks on the carpet

6.

In what direction do electrons flow?

a)

Electrons do not flow

b)

In a circle

c)

From a positive area to a negative area

d)

From a negative area to a positive area

7.

If one of the lights goes out in a series circuit what happens to the rest of the bulbs?

a)

They become brighter

b)

They become dimmer

c)

Nothing happens

d)

They go out

8.

What does this diagram mean?

a)

An open switch

b)

A battery

c)

A closed switch

d)

A cell

9.

What does the ammeter measure?

a)

The electric potential

b)

The current

c)

The resistance

d)

The number of electrons

10.

When adding more lightbulbs to a parallel circuit what occurs to the lights?

a)

The first bulb is the brightest, the ones after progressively get dimmer.

b)

The bulbs become brighter the further away they are from the battery

c)

The bulbs all become slightly dimmer but glow the same as one another.

d)

The bulbs begin to spark or explode