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Grade 9 Electricity review quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for current?

a)

I

b)

C

c)

V

d)

R

2.

Which of these is NOT one of the laws of charges?

a)

Like charges repel

b)

Opposite charges attract

c)

Charged objects attract neutral objects

d)

Unlike charges repel

3.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

aluminum

b)

iron

c)

glass

d)

copper

4.

Which of the following statements best describes an electrical conductor?

a)

does not allow electricity to pass through it

b)

slows the flow of electricity through it

c)

allows the flow of electricity through it

5.

What is the symbol for a resistor in a circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of the following is an example of a conductor in a circuit?

a)

light bulb

b)

battery

c)

switch

d)

wires

7.

Which of the following is an example of a load in a circuit?

a)

light bulb

b)

battery

c)

switch

d)

wires

8.

What is the symbol for a switch in a circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is the correct symbol for a light bulb?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

A series circuit:

a)

has one path for electricity

b)

has several paths for electricity

11.

A parallel circuit:

a)

has one path for electricity

b)

has several paths for electricity

12.

Electricity is the movement of _____.

a)

circuit

b)

electrons

c)

molecules

d)

atoms

13.
This kind of electricity is formed by the build up of positive or negative charges on a surface.
a)
magnetism
b)
static electricity
c)
conductors
d)
current electricity
14.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

15.

What unit is used to measure current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

16.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
17.

The greater the resistance

a)

the lower the current

b)

the higher the current

c)

current stays the same

18.

In a circuit, electrons flow from

a)

negative to positive

b)

positive yo negative

19.

Lights strung together in a line along a circuit would be an example of a _____ circuit.

a)

short

b)

parallel

c)

series

d)

resistor

20.

How is a conductor different from an insulator?

a)

In a conductor, electric current can flow freely; in an insulator, it cannot flow freely

b)

In a conductor, electric current cannot flow freely; in an insulator, it can flow freely

c)

Conductors have magnetic fields; insulators do not have magnetic fields

d)

Conductors do not have magnetic fields; insulators do have magnetic fields

21.

What is a circuit?

a)

an unbroken loop of conductive material through which electrons flow continuously

b)

the same as an insulator

c)

a broken loop of conductive material through which electrons flow continuously

22.

How does electricity flow?

a)

from high potential to low potential

b)

from conductor to insulator

c)

from series circuit to parallel circuit

d)

from low potential to high potential

23.

Where is the resistor located on this diagram?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

B

24.
Electrical charge built up on the surface of an object is called _________________.
a)
static electricity
b)
current electricity
c)
lightning
d)
electrons
25.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
26.

An object that is neutral contains the same number of electrons and protons.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

a)

Current electricity involves a continuous flow of elecrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons

b)

Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe

c)

In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons

d)

Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

28.

Bending water with a charged balloon is an example of what type of charging (charging an object without touching)

a)

friction

b)

induction

c)

conduction

29.

During a lab a balloon was rubbed with a wooly fabric. This is an example of which type of charging?

a)

conduction

b)

friction

c)

induction

30.

the charging of an object by the contact of a charged object to a neutral object (like touching a door knob)

a)

induction

b)

conduction

c)

friction

31.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
32.
If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by
a)
friction.
b)
convection.
c)
induction.
d)
conduction.
33.
Charging by ____ occurs when electrons are transferred from one object to another by direct contact.
a)
reduction
b)
induction
c)
conduction
d)
friction
34.
The loss of static electricity as electric charges move from one object to another.
a)
Electric field
b)
Electric force
c)
static electricity
d)
static discharge