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Electricity Grade 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a circuit?

a)

The path in which electricity travels

b)

The place on a magnet that has the strongest push or pull

c)

A form of energy

d)

An event that is caused by an earlier event

2.

What is a source of electricity

a)

The sun

b)

The wind

c)

Battery

d)

All of these

3.

What is electricity?

a)

Rocks in the ground.

b)

A city where people live.

c)

A form of energy.

d)

A push or pull that makes something move.

4.

What would happen if electricity went into water?

a)

The water would freeze

b)

Nothing

c)

Electricity would flow through it because water is a conductor

d)

The water would turn black

5.

What is static electricity?

a)

Electricity that flows in one direction

b)

Electricity that is sent over the air

c)

An electrical charge on the surface of an object

d)

It is another name for digital electronics

6.

A form of energy is called ....

a)

circuit

b)

effect

c)

attract

d)

electricity

7.

Which of the following is a practical application for static electricity?

a)

Printers

b)

Air filters

c)

Copiers

d)

Printers, Air filters, Copiers

8.

Electricity is made when _____ are moving.

a)

atoms

b)

electrons

c)

charge

d)

electricity

9.

What is a pathway for the flow of electricity?

a)

circuit

b)

wire

c)

tunnel

10.

Static electricity is the _______ of positive and negative charges in an object.

a)

balance

b)

imbalance

11.

When two objects have unlike electrical charges, they will _______ each other.

a)

repel

b)

attract

12.

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Batteries are not a source of electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following causes thunder?

a)

Lightning

b)

Clouds

14.

Electrical charges from power plants go through power lines to bring electricity into homes or businesses.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The shock a person receives when walking across a carpet and touching a metal doorknob is the release of which of the following?

a)

Static electricity

b)

Conductors

16.

In a simple series circuit, why does the bulb light when you close the switch?

a)

the switch produces electricity

b)

closing the switch completes the circuit

c)

closing the switch breaks the circuit

17.

Which of the following is a source for electricity?

a)

Lightning

b)

Power plant

c)

Static

d)

All of these

18.

Which one of the following is NOT a major use of electricity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of the following shows an example of static electricity?

a)
b)
20.

When charge builds up on your body after rubbing your feet on the carpet, what happens?

a)

static electricity

b)

shock waves

c)

magnetic field