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Electricity and magnets revision

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following need electricity to work ?

a)

Refrigerator

b)

Table

c)

Laptop

d)

Pen

2.

A/An ____________ is a material that electricity CANNOT pass through easily.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

wire

d)

switch

3.

Material that electricity CAN pass through easily is called a/an ________________.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

4.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

copper

b)

aluminum

c)

steel

d)

rubber

5.

Which of the following is a conductor?

a)

glass

b)

copper

c)

plastic

d)

rubber

6.

Which of these does not conduct electricity

a)

brass spoon

b)

silver jewellery

c)

steel tumbler

d)

plastic jug

7.

In an electric torch, electric energy is converted into

a)

light energy

b)

both light and heat energy

c)

sound energy

d)

heat energy

8.

You are a scientist who has to make a satellite to send into orbit in outer space.Which of these will you use as a source of power in the satellite.

a)

dry cell

b)

solar cell

c)

rechargeable cells of the type used in cars.

d)

hydro electricity

9.

Metals are ________of electricity.

a)

good conductors

b)

bad conductors

10.

In a dry cell, the end with the metal cap is the ____terminal.

a)

positive

b)

negative

11.

____ is the positive terminal of an electrical cell.

a)

Metal disc

b)

Metal case

c)

Metal cap

d)

Metal base

12.

The tiny coiled metal wire present inside the bulb is called ___

a)

Element

b)

Conductor

c)

Filament

d)

None of these

13.

A combination of two or more electric cells is called _____

a)

Electric circuit

b)

Battery

c)

Terminals

d)

None of these

14.

An electric bulb has ____ terminals.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

15.

_____ is an electric device which easily closes or opens an electric circuit.

a)

Filament

b)

Electric bulb

c)

Electric switch

d)

Electric cell

16.

Electric energy is produced from the ______ within the cell.

a)

Chemicals

b)

Metals

c)

Terminals

d)

None of these

17.

For electrical energy to flow, there must be a(n) ______.

a)

good battery

b)

copper wire

c)

on/off switch

d)

closed circuit

18.

A PATH along which electricity can flow is a ___________________?

a)

switch

b)

light bulb

c)

circuit

d)

insulator

19.

When a circuit is open, the circuit is _________?

a)

ON

b)

OFF

20.

When a circuit is closed, the load is _____________?

a)

ON

b)

OFF

21.

Why is it unsafe to switch on a bulb with wet hands?

a)

The switch blows off.

b)

It can give a shock.

c)

The bulb gets fused.

d)

The wires are disconnected.

22.

Why do electricians wear gloves made of rubber?

a)

It is soft.

b)

It is waterproof.

c)

It is an insulator.

d)

It is inexpensive.

23.

If we touch a a live wire carrying current, we get a shock. This is because our body is a/an

a)

conductor of electricity

b)

insulator of electricity

c)

source of electricity

d)

None of these

24.

Which among the following metal is used for making electric wires?

a)

Graphite

b)

Zinc

c)

Copper

d)

Iron

25.

Why is a switch used in a circuit?

a)

To complete or break a circuit

b)

To save energy

c)

To prevent electric shocks

d)

To make the bulb glow easily

26.

A magnet comes to a rest in _________________ direction when freely suspended.

a)

north-south

b)

south-west

c)

north-west

d)

south-east

27.

What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?

a)

The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.

b)

The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.

c)

The centers of the magnets push away from each other.

d)

The poles of the magnets push away from each other.

28.

What would we call a nail that can pick up a paperclip because it is touching a magnet?

a)

force

b)

detector

c)

poles

d)

temporary magnet

29.

Hassaan used a magnet to hold one piece of paper on the refrigerator. Later, she tried to use the same magnet to hold a stack of four pieces of paper, and the magnet wouldn't stick to the fridge. Why did this happen?

a)

Paper repels magnets

b)

The magnet needs glue

c)

The magnet couldn't hold due to the thickness of the paper

d)

A magnet isn't attracted to the refrigerator.

30.

Which statement is true?

a)

All magnets can attract large objects

b)

Magnets can not pull through Solids.

c)

All Magnets have the Same shape and Size

d)

All Magnets have a North and a South Pole

31.

An electromagnet is a magnet that

a)

its strength can be varied and turned on and off

b)

always has a magnetic field around it

c)

has very little strength

32.

Observe the pictures A and B given below carefully. Which of the following statements is correct for the above given pictures ?

a)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will come closer and in B, cars 2 and 4 will come closer.

b)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will move away from each other and in B, cars 2 and 4 will move away.

c)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will move away and in B, 2 and 4 will come closer to each other

d)

In A, cars 1 and 3 will come closer to each other and in B, 2 and 4 will move away from each other

33.

The arrangements to store two magnets is shown by figures (a), (b), (c) and (d). which one of them is the correct arrangement?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Three magnets A, B and C were dipped one by one in a heap of iron filings. The figures below show the amount of the iron filing sticking to them. The strength of these magnets will be

a)

A > B > C

b)

A < B < C

c)

A = B = C

d)

A < B > C

35.

Two ring magnets A and B are put through a rod as shown. Why is magnet A suspended over magnet B?

a)

The unlike poles of the magnets face each other

b)

The like poles of the magnets face each other

c)

The rod is made of a magnetic material

d)

Magnet X is lighter than magnet Y

36.

Magnetite

a)

each of the two points of a magnet where the magnetic strength is maximum

b)

a rock made of iron oxide that has magnetic properties

c)

the force exerted by a magnet on magnetic materials in its magnetic field

d)

to lose magnetism and magnetic properties