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Q3S8 Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A particle that carries a negative electric charge is called a(n) ______.
a)
neutron
b)
atom
c)
proton
d)
electron
2.

In order for electricity to flow you need_________?

a)

wire

b)

battery

c)

closed circuit

d)

light bulb

3.

What do we call the flow of electricity around a circuit?

a)

electric current

b)

insulator

c)

conductor

d)

electric circuit

4.

A material that allows heat or electricity to flow through it is a ______________?

a)

insulator

b)

circuit

c)

current

d)

conductor

5.

Material that does not allow heat or electricity to flow through is a _____________________.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

wire

d)

current

6.

Glass does not allow electricity to flow through it, so glass is a (n) ________________.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

7.

Copper allows electricity to flow through it, therefore it is a ______________________.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

8.

One path circuit is called a ______________ circuit.

a)

parallel

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

open

9.

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)

A parallel circuit was too long

d)

The person needs to wash his hair

10.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
In a parallel circuit the current
a)
makes one circle
b)
stays in one path
c)
splits and goes through two components
12.
Two types of circuits are
a)
parallel and magnetic
b)
electromagnetic and series
c)
series and parallel
13.
When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________
a)
current electricity
b)
static electricity
14.
What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?
a)
Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; 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
15.
True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
17.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
18.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
19.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
20.

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

a)

A magnet attracts a paper clip

b)

Glue holds two pieces of paper together

c)

Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together

d)

Ice sticks to a car’s windshield

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