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ELECTRICITY AND INVENTIONS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What particles flow for electricity to be transmitted?

a)

electrons.

b)

protons.

c)

neutrons.

2.

Thomas Edison invented this machine to record sound.

a)

phonograph

b)

kinetoscope

c)

light bulb

d)

laboratory

3.

It was the first successful invention of Thomas Edison.

a)

phonograph

b)

kinetoscope

c)

light bulb

d)

laboratory

4.

Thomas Edison invented power stations that supplied electricity needed for this invention.

a)

phonograph

b)

kinetoscope

c)

light bulb

d)

laboratory

5.

Only one person could watch the motion pictures at a time in this invention.

a)

phonograph

b)

kinetoscope

c)

light bulb

d)

laboratory

6.

The place in a wall where we plug in electrical machines to connect them to the mains electricity supply.

a)

pylon

b)

light switch

c)

socket

d)

fuse box

7.

A large metal structure that keep electrical cables away from the ground and from people.

a)

pylon

b)

light switch

c)

socket

d)

fuse box

8.

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Simple circuit

c)

series circuit

9.

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Simple circuit

c)

series circuit

10.

Tick the electrical conductors:

a)

wire

b)

coin

c)

rubber

d)

wood spoon

e)

paper clip

11.

When two objects have opposite electric charges they ...

a)

attract

b)

repel

12.

The protons have a _________________electric charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

13.

The electrons have a _________________electric charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

14.

Electrons flow in different directions to create electric current

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Two or more light bulbs are connected to one battery:

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Series circuit

c)

Simple circuit

16.

It forms two or more circles, one bigger than the other:

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Series circuit

c)

Simple circuit

17.

Each of these two circuits has a light bulb, connected to the same battery:

a)

Parallel circuit

b)

Series circuit

c)

Simple circuit

18.

Electricity travels along signals to our homes.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

From the fuse box, electricity travels through wires to electrical devices.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The inventor of the light bulb was...

(a)