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Electricity Year 6

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the symbol for a motor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these is the symbol for an open switch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of these is the symbol for a battery?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of these is the symbol for a light bulb?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Shorter wires will make bulbs brighter. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the function of an ammeter in a circuit?

a)

Measures the length of the wires in a circuit.

b)

Measures the current in a circuit.

c)

Measures how heavy the components are.

7.

Which of these is the symbol for a buzzer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

A circuit will not work if….

a)

there is no battery or cell.

b)

the switch is on.

c)

there is not a break in the circuit.

d)

there is no buzzer.

9.

This circuit will not work. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Pick the 3 things that would stop a simple lamp circuit from working correctly.

a)

The battery is in the wrong way round

b)

The electricity is going the wrong way round

c)

A wire is broken

d)

The bulb is broken

e)

The wire is the wrong colour

11.

In this circuit, why is one bulb brighter than the other one?

a)

The bulb likes electricity more than the other one?

b)

The bulb is nearer to the battery

c)

The electricity gets to the brighter one first.

d)

The brighter bulb is newer than the other one

12.

When you rub a balloon on your head, what type of electricity is made?

a)

Weak

b)

Mobile

c)

Static

d)

Stationary

13.

An object with a negative charge will ________ an object with a positive charge.

a)

eat

b)

attract

c)

absorb

d)

repel

14.

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

15.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
16.

what is this symbol for?

a)

light bulb

b)

cell

c)

battery

d)

resistor

17.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

A horizontal circuit

b)

A parallel circuit

c)

A simple one

d)

A series circuit

18.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

A series circuit

b)

A rectangle circuit

c)

A bulb circuit

d)

A parallel circuit

19.

Which 3 answers are sources of light?

a)

Candle

b)

Moon

c)

Firework

d)

Mirror

e)

Firefly

20.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
21.

Why is electrical wiring usually covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it look pretty

b)

To help electricity flow along the wire

c)

To make it safe

d)

To add more energy

22.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity