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Electricity and Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a circuit?
a)
an outlet or switch
b)
a path which an electric current flows
c)
a poor conductor
2.
What is an electric current? 
a)
the flow of electricity 
b)
electricity moving in only one direction
c)
a switch that gives power
3.
What is a switch? 
a)
part of the toaster that you plug into the wall
b)
an outlet that gives power
c)
part of a circuit that starts or stops the electricity
4.
Electric current moves in only one direction. 
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A conductor is ____________
a)
something that allows electric current to flow easily
b)
something that limits the flow of electricity
6.
All metals conduct electricity equally well. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.

____ is the positive terminal of an electrical cell.

a)

Metal disc

b)

Metal case

c)

Metal cap

d)

Metal base

8.

The tiny coiled metal wire present inside the bulb is called ___

a)

Element

b)

Conductor

c)

Filament

d)

None of these

9.

A combination of two or more electric cells is called _____

a)

Electric circuit

b)

Battery

c)

Terminals

d)

None of these

10.

An electric bulb has ____ terminals.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

11.

_____ is an electric device which easily closes or opens an electric circuit.

a)

Filament

b)

Electric bulb

c)

Electric switch

d)

Electric cell

12.

A material which does not allow the electricity to pass through it is _____

a)

Conductor

b)

Electric cell

c)

Insulator

d)

None of these

13.

Electric energy is produced from the ______ within the cell.

a)

Chemicals

b)

Metals

c)

Terminals

d)

None of these

14.

The electric current in a closed circuit always flows from the ____ terminal of the electric cell to the _____ terminal.

a)

Negative to positive

b)

Positive to negative

c)

Positive to positive

d)

None of these

15.

Why do electricians wear gloves made of rubber?

a)

It is soft.

b)

It is waterproof.

c)

It is an insulator.

d)

It is inexpensive.

16.

Why is it unsafe to switch on a bulb with wet hands?

a)

The switch blows off.

b)

It can give a shock.

c)

The bulb gets fused.

d)

The wires are disconnected.

17.

Which among the following metal is used for making electric wires?

a)

Graphite

b)

Iron

c)

Copper

d)

Zinc

18.

Why is tungsten used as a filament in electric bulbs?

a)

It is non luminous

b)

It is a soft metal

c)

It has a high melting point

d)

It has a low melting point

19.

The bulb in a circuit glows when electric current

a)

flows through the glass covering

b)

flows through its filament

c)

stops flowing to the bulb

d)

flows into the air through the bulb

20.

Cell is a device which-

a)

Converts chemical energy into electrical energy.

b)

Electrical energy into light energy

c)

Electrical energy into magnetic energy

d)

None of these