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Electricity Quiz Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What charge does a neutron have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

2.

What charge does a proton have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

3.

What two particles are in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

electrons and neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

4.

How many electrons does this oxygen atom have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

4

5.

If an atom loses 2 electrons, what is its charge?

a)

+2

b)

-2

6.

How would you describe a neutral atom?

a)

Same number of protons and neutrons

b)

Same number of protons and electrons

c)

Same number of neutrons and electrons

d)

Has a negative charge

7.

What 2 factors affect electric force?

a)

Amount of charge and distance

b)

gravity and distance

c)

mass and amount of charge

d)

gravity and mass

8.

Is electric force contact or non-contact force?

a)

Contact

b)

Non-contact

9.

How does electric force relate to Newton’s third law?

a)

The positive and negative particles/objects attract/repel each other equally

b)

The objects will stay at rest until an electric force is applied.

c)

The greater the mass, the greater the electric force.

10.

How does electric force relate to Newton’s first law?

a)

The positive and negative particles/objects attract/repel each other equally

b)

The electrons will not move until there is a force applied.

c)

The greater the mass, the greater the electric force.

11.

Which describes a conductor? Choose all that apply.

a)

Loosely bound electrons, so charge flows easily

b)

TIghtly bound electrons so charge does not flow easily. It builds up.

c)

Ex. Metals

d)

Ex. Plastic, rubber, wood

12.

Which describes an insulator? Choose all that apply.

a)

Loosely bound electrons, so charge flows easily

b)

TIghtly bound electrons so charge does not flow easily. It builds up.

c)

Ex. Metals

d)

Ex. Plastic, rubber, wood

13.

In the water pump analogy, what did the pump represent?

a)

Current

b)

Battery

c)

Voltage

d)

Resistor

14.

In the water pump analogy, what did the height of water represent?

a)

Current

b)

Battery

c)

Voltage

d)

Resistor

15.

In the water pump analogy, what did the water flow represent?

a)

Current

b)

Battery

c)

Voltage

d)

Resistor

16.

In the water pump analogy, where was there the MOST potential energy and the LEAST potential energy?

a)

MOST- Top of pump, LEAST- Bottom of pump

b)

MOST- Bottom of pump, LEAST- Top of pump

c)

MOST- Water flowing down, LEAST- Water flowing up

d)

Resistor

17.

What is voltage?

a)

the rate that electrons flow through a circuit

b)

the force that pushes the electrons through a circuit

c)

The rate at which energy is transferred

18.

How would you increase voltage?

a)

Increase the number of batteries

b)

Place batteries in series

c)

Place batteries in parallel

d)

Add a resistor to the circuit

19.

What is current?

a)

Rate that charge (electrons) flow past a certain point in a circuit

b)

The force required to push electrons through a circuit

c)

The force required to push protons through a circuit.

20.

Which way do electrons flow in a circuit?

a)

From positive electrode on the battery to the negative electrode

b)

From negative electrode on the battery to the positive electrode

21.

What happened to the tape in the experiment?

a)

Electrons were transferred from one piece of tape to the other.

b)

Protons were transferred from one piece of tape to the other.

c)

The adhesive stopped working.

d)

Magic

22.

How did the piece of tape interact? (Top and Bottom)

Check all that apply.

a)

Tops Attracted

b)

Bottoms Repelled

c)

Top and Bottom Attracted

d)

Top and Bottom Repelled

e)

Tops Repelled

23.

Which type of electricity was seen in Sweater/Balloon, John Travoltage, and the Tape experiments?

a)

Current electricity

b)

Static electricity

24.

The balloon and sweater are both examples of:

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

25.

What happens to create a charge in the sweater and balloon?

a)

They were rubbed together and which caused protons to move from one material to the next.

b)

They were rubbed together and which caused electrons to move from one material to the next.

c)

Current flowed from one material to the other because they are conductors.

26.

Which statement is true?

a)

Like charges attract; Opposite charges repel

b)

Opposite charges attract; Like charges repel

27.

What is electric discharge and when does that happen?

a)

When a battery dies; Happens when it runs out of chemicals

b)

When the electric charge dissipates because two insulators come in contact with one another.

c)

A sudden flow of electrons from one charged object to another; happens when there is a build-up of electrons on an insulator and they come in contact with a conductor.

28.

How would you describe this circuit?

a)

Open

b)

Closed

29.

What type of battery arrangement does the image show? What is the total voltage?

a)

Series- 1.5 V

b)

Parallel - 1.5 V

c)

Series - 6 V

d)

Parallel - 6 V

30.

What type of battery arrangement does the image show? What is the total voltage?

a)

Series- 1.5 V

b)

Parallel - 1.5 V

c)

Series - 6 V

d)

Parallel - 6 V

31.

Which battery arrangement would have the longest RUN TIME?

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

32.

Which battery arrangement would have the brightest bulb?

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

33.

How do you increase the potential energy of a circuit?

a)

Increase the voltage

b)

Increase the current

c)

Increase the power

34.

Where is the potential energy in a circuit the greatest? Where is it the least?

a)

GREATEST- Negative electrode of Battery;
LEAST- Positive electrode of battery

b)

GREATEST- Positive electrode of Battery; 
LEAST- Negative electrode of battery

c)

GREATEST- Flowing current through the wires
LEAST- Positive electrode of the battery

35.

What instrument is used to measure current?

a)

ammeter

b)

Voltmeter

36.

What are the units on the ammeter?

a)

millivolts or mV (.001 amperes)

b)

millivolts or mV (1000000 volts)

c)

milliamperes or mA (.001 amperes)

d)

milliamperes or mA (1,000,000 amperes)

37.

Which shows the correct energy types:

a)

Battery= electrical, Wires= Chemical, Light = electrical

b)

Battery= Thermal, Wires = Electrical, Light= Electrical

c)

Battery= Chemical, Wires= electrical, Light= Thermal/light

38.

When the energy is converted from chemical energy to electrical energy, this is called:

a)

energy transformation

b)

energy transfer

39.

When electrical energy is moved along the wires in a circuit, this is known as:

a)

energy transformation

b)

energy transfer

40.

The opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit is known as:

a)

energy transformation

b)

Resistance

c)

Voltage

d)

Amperes

41.

What type of relationship do resistance and current have?

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

42.

Which 2 factors of wire did you investigate and how did they affect resistance? (Check all that apply)

a)

Wire Diameter

b)

Wire Mass

c)

Wire Length

d)

Wire Covering

43.

Which wire would have the LEAST RESISTANCE?

a)

Short wire, small diameter

b)

Short wire, large diameter

c)

Long wire, small diameter

d)

Long wire, large diameter

44.

Which wire would have the MOST RESISTANCE?

a)

Short wire, small diameter

b)

Short wire, large diameter

c)

Long wire, small diameter

d)

Long wire, large diameter

45.

Which particles are transferred to create ions? Why are these particles transferred and not the others?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons