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Science 1st Quiz. 4British

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True / False -- You can put anything such as a fork into electric sockets.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True / False -- All the objects we use every day need electricity to work

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Always ________________ electrical appliances when not using them.

a)

turn off

b)

turn on

c)

destroy

d)

replace

4.

Use ____________ instead of air conditioners.

a)

lamps

b)

turn off

c)

turn on

d)

fans

5.

The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch?

a)

The switch produced an electric current

b)

Closing the switch broke the circuit

c)

Closing the switch completed the circuit

d)

The switch did not make a difference

6.

A science class was completing an experiment on electrical circuits. Why did the bulb go out each time the switch was opened?

a)

Opening the switch broke the circuit

b)

The battery was probably going flat

c)

There was too much electricity flowing

d)

Opening the switch closed the circuit

7.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
8.
To complete a circuit the switch must be
a)
unattached
b)
open
c)
closed
9.
When the switch is closed, the light
a)
comes on
b)
stays off
c)
burns out
10.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
The flow of electricity requires a
a)
complete path
b)
incomplete path
c)
insulated current
12.
Current electricity flows through
a)
wires
b)
string
c)
rubber
d)
plastic
13.
Electricity flows from which side of the battery?
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
I have no idea
14.
What supplies the energy in an electric circuit?
a)
light bulb
b)
conductor
c)
wire
d)
battery
15.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using battery, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.

When electricity passes through a light bulb it is changed to _______________________.

a)

motion energy

b)

light energy

c)

static electricity

d)

magnetic energy

17.

Electricity is a form of energy that can be changed into other forms of energy, including __________, __________, __________, __________

a)

light, heat, sound, motion

b)

cooling, running, freezing, motion

c)

heat, air, tires, fans

18.

When a circuit is ____________ it is incomplete and charges can't flow through.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

parallel

19.

Tasha made this model. In her model the bulb is not lit.


Which of these statements best explains why the bulb is not lit?

a)

The wires are connected to the wrong battery terminals.

b)

The bulb is burned out.

c)

The switch is open.

d)

A wire is missing.

20.

Eileen tried each of these setups to make a working circuit.


In which setup would the bulb light?

a)

Setup A

b)

Setup B

c)

Setup C

d)

Setup D

21.

What is the component labelled A?

a)

Battery

b)

Bell

c)

Light bulb

d)

Switch

22.

What is the component labelled B?

a)

Battery

b)

Bell

c)

Light bulb

d)

Switch

23.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
24.
a)
Switch (Closed)
b)
Switch (Open)
c)
Bulb
d)
Chassis Ground
25.
a)
Wire
b)
Battery
c)
Buzzer
d)
Fuse
26.
In the picture, what powers the circuit?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
Which circuit diagram matches this picture of a circuit?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.

Which of the following answer choices correctly describes the image?

a)

Bulbs are lit

b)

Bulbs are off

29.

A student began building a circuit to light a bulb. What else does the student need to produce light?

a)

a battery that has energy

b)

another bulb of the same size

c)

a switch that is open

30.

This circuit won't work. What essential part is missing from this circuit?

a)

source of electric current

b)

conductor

c)

a switch

d)

another bulb

31.

What is your name and grade?

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