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Electricity and Electric Circuits

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is electricity?

a)

An electric current.

b)

The energy produced by an electric current.

c)

Electrons.

d)

The energy produced by the sun.

2.

What is an electric current?

a)

Electricity.

b)

Electric energy.

c)

The movement of electrons.

d)

The movement of atoms.

3.

Which electric device transforms electricity into heat?

a)

A washing machine.

b)

A fan.

c)

A hair dryer.

d)

A computer screen.

4.

An electric motor changes the electricity into what type of energy?

a)

Heat.

b)

Sound.

c)

Light.

d)

Movement.

5.

Which electric device changes electricity into sound?

a)

Radio

b)

Fan

c)

Light bulb

d)

Battery

6.

Which element of a circuit produces the polarity needed for electrons to move?

a)

Generator

b)

Wire

c)

Receptor

d)

Switch

7.

Which element of the circuit changes the electricity into a different form of energy?

a)

Generator

b)

Wire

c)

Receptor

d)

Switch

8.

Which element of the circuit opens and closes the connection?

a)

Generator

b)

Wire

c)

Receptor

d)

Switch

9.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

A circuit cannot work without a light bulb.

b)

A circuit cannot work without a switch.

c)

A circuit cannot work if it has a gap (if it is open).

d)

A circuit cannot work during the night.

10.

Which is the correct symbol for a receptor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which is the correct symbol for a switch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which is the correct symbol for a wire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which is the correct symbol for a generator?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the following images correctly represents the circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of the following images correctly represents the circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which of the following images correctly represents a circuit that has one generator, three receptors but no switch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which of the following images correctly represents a parallel circuit that has one generator, two receptors and one switch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which of the following is a series circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of the following is a parallel circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following circuits has three receptors?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What do all these circuits have in common?

a)

All of them have a switch.

b)

All of them have two receptors.

c)

All of them have one generator.

d)

All of them are parallel circuits.