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Electricity (Grade 4)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atoms usually have the ............. number of positive(+) and negative(-) particles.

a)

same

b)

different

2.

Static electricity happens when positive and negative charges .......................

a)

balanced

b)

no longer balance

3.

Static means not moving but the static electricity does move (attract and repel).

a)

true

b)

false

4.

................. an electric charge in motion.

a)

Electric current

b)

static

5.

An electric current flows .........................from one place to another.

a)

slowly

b)

gradually

c)

quickly and invisibly

6.

Atoms with opposite charges will ..........................

a)

attract

b)

repel

7.

Atoms with the same charges will ...............

a)

repel

b)

attract

8.

........................ is the tiny building blocks of everything.

a)

element

b)

Atom

c)

electrons

d)

ball

9.

Atom has different charged particles they are ................................

a)

no charge only

b)

negative charges only

c)

positive charges only

d)

positive, negative and no charge particles

10.
A/an _________________ is an object that will allow electricity to flow through it.
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
11.

A/an _________________ is a material that will not allow electricity to flow through it or would flow with difficulty

a)
insulator
b)
conductor
12.
Identify the insulator below.
a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Glass

13.
Identify the insulator below.
a)
aluminum foil
b)

paperclip

c)

rubber boots

14.

Identify the conductor below.

a)

cloth

b)

plastic

c)

metal

15.

Identify the conductor below.

a)

plastic

b)

graphite

c)

wood

16.

How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

a)

There is static electricity.

b)

There is too much dust in the air.

c)

The person needs to wash his hair.

17.

Identify the part of the circuit that is labeled 1.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

18.

If the light is on, the circuit is _________________.

a)

closed

b)

open

19.

If the light is off, the circuit is ______________.

a)

closed

b)

open

20.

What would best complete this circuit?

a)

A wire

b)

A switch

c)

A battery

d)

A light bulb

21.

How could you make this circuit work?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Take out the bulbs

c)

Add another battery

d)

Add another bulb

22.
A closed path that electric current flows is a
a)
circuit
b)
wire
c)
track
d)
hallway
23.
How do wires work?
a)
they become an electrical charge
b)
they bend electricity easily
c)
they keep the charge from moving randomly
d)
they allow a current of electricity to flow 
24.

In a parallel circuit, there are how many paths of electricity flowing through it?

a)

more than 1

b)

1

c)

None because a parallel circuit doesn’t exist

25.

In which of the following circuits will all of the remaining light bulbs go out if bulb 3 burns out?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

What happens if there is a break at any point in a series circuit?

a)

no current flows

b)

current flows through an alternative path

c)

resistance goes to infinity

d)

current reverses direction

27.

Which of the following is an example of a resistor?

a)

battery

b)

light bulb

c)

wire

d)

switch

28.

Which circuit will not light the bulb?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
this circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
30.

Which type of Circuit is shown

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

31.

This image is an example of a parallel circuit

a)

true

b)

false

32.

What type of circuit is shown?

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

c)

Open

33.
What part of a circuit is this object?
a)
energy source
b)
energy receiver
c)
electrical conductor
d)
switch
34.

This symbol is:

a)

Batteries

b)

Wire

c)

Switch

35.

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

36.

This is an example of a _______ circuit

a)

open

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

switch

37.
When wood is burned. _________ energy changes to heat and light. 
a)
chemical 
b)
kinetic 
c)
potential 
d)
sound 
38.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
39.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic
40.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place