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Electricity and Energy Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a good safety practice when working with electricity?

a)

wearing a hard hat

b)

wearing safety goggles

c)

wearing ear protection

d)

wearing insulating gloves and clothing

2.

Which form of energy is not renewable?

a)

water

b)

coal

c)

wind

d)

biofuel

3.

3. Normally what electrical charge do materials and objects usually have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

hyper

4.

True or false - wind turbines convert potential energy into electrical energy.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

True or false - the human body acts as an insulator.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

True or false - natural gas produces the greatest amount of energy per unit mass.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Which animal is electrogenic?

a)

shark

b)

electric eel

c)

electric boogalo

d)

bee

8.

Which one of the following is not an example of biomass?

a)

wood

b)

crop waste

c)

solid waste

d)

solar

9.

True or false - photovoltaic cells create an electric current when they are exposed to light.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What do small modular reactors do?

a)

they make cookies

b)

they produce nuclear energy

c)

they turn wind turbines to make energy

d)

they store energy like batteries

11.

Which is not an example of static electricity?

a)

lightning

b)

sparks coming off your clothes after being in the dryer

c)

wires

d)

walking on a carpet and getting a shock from a door knob

12.

What is hydroelectric power?

a)

energy from running water

b)

energy from the sun

c)

energy from the wind

d)

energy from space

13.

True or false - the larger the rotors on a wind turbine, the more energy they can produce.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

True or false: Current electricity is the flow of electrons through a wire.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Why are metals good conductors? Choose the one answer that isn't correct.

a)

they are good conductors of heat

b)

they can be stretched to form wires

c)

they have low melting points

d)

they are usually solid at room temperature

16.

Why are electrical wires coated in plastic?

a)

It makes them look pretty.

b)

It insulates the wire so that people don't get shocked.

c)

It makes them bendy.

d)

It makes them cool.

17.

True or false - metals have free electrons that can pass along from one atom to another to make a current of electrons.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

True or false - Semiconductors are only insulators.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Which of the following is not a non-renewable fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

water

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

e)

propane