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Using Electricity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which example below shows electricity being converted into mechanical energy?

a)

a motor in a kitchen appliance

b)

lightening

c)

clapping

d)

plugging in a lamp

2.

In a speaker, electricity flows through a wire inside of a coil, which causes the _____ to move back and forth (vibrate).

a)

wire

b)

coil

3.

When a speaker coil begins to vibrate, other parts begin to vibrate as well. This vibration is what produces ___ energy that you hear.

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

thermal

4.

One type of lightbulb uses a ____ which is a thin piece of wire that heats up and glows.

a)

glass

b)

screw

c)

filament

d)

speaker

5.

When a filament wire uses electricity, it converts that electricity into ___ and light energy.

a)

sound

b)

thermal

c)

mechanical

6.

What kind of light bulb has chemical compounds that glow from electricity?

a)

filament light bulbs

b)

fluorescent light bulbs

c)

dark light bulbs

d)

invisible light bulbs

7.

What is the name of the heating elements on stoves and heaters?

a)

light bulb

b)

air conditioner

c)

fluid

d)

resistor

8.

Refrigerators and air conditioners use electricity to pump ___ through pipes.

a)

fluid

b)

oxygen

c)

ice

9.

In a refrigerator, electricity changes into ___ energy because the fluid is flowing.

a)

mechanical

b)

sound

c)

light

10.

The mechanical energy made by the moving fluid in a refrigerator removes ___ energy by absorbing it into the fluid. This keeps the air cool.

a)

thermal

b)

sound

11.

PICK 2: The law of "conservation of energy" says that energy cannot be ___ or ___. It simply changes form.

a)

grabbed

b)

created

c)

destroyed

d)

touched

12.

PICK 3: A computer converts electrical energy into what 3 other types of energy?

a)

nuclear

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

mechanical (fan)

13.

How are you feeling about online learning and everything you have to do for school?

a)

I have everything under control!

b)

Sometimes I get stressed out, but usually, I'm ok.

c)

I am barely surviving...there's a lot going on.

d)

I hate online learning. I feel lost all the time!

14.

What do you like to do to destress from school?

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15.

True / False -- All the objects we use every day need electricity to work

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

17.

PICK 2: Which of the following items would conduct electricity?

a)

Aluminum ladder

b)

Metal screwdriver

c)

Wooden baseball bat

d)

Rubber flip flops

18.

PICK 3: Which of the following materials are best used as insulators?

a)

Wood

b)

Rubber

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

19.

Pick whichever is your favorite!

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

something else

20.

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

21.

What contribution did Thomas Edison make toward the study of electricity?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He invented a generator that would produce electricity

c)

He discovered the nucleus of an atom

d)

He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

22.

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

23.

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

24.

After returning from a winter vacation, a boy wanted to heat his home using electricity. The electricity was transformed into -

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Superior energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Light energy

25.

Who is the scientist that created the lightning rod?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington