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Electricity and some!

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

2.

Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?

a)

Plastic comes in many different colors

b)

Plastic is a good electrical conductor

c)

Plastic makes the wires easy to bend

d)

Plastic is a good electrical insulator

3.

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

4.

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

5.

which of the following materials are best used as insulators?

a)

Wood

b)

Rubber

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

6.

What force causes two metals to repel or attract?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electricity

7.
Sally is creating a model to show what happens when electricity is used.  She decided to show the motor spinning below as her model. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Electric energy is transformed into energy of motion.
b)
Heat energy is transformed into energy of motion.
c)
Heat energy is transformed into electric energy.
d)
Electric energy is transformed into light energy.
8.

A student was playing music on her new cell phone. The teacher explained that the phone was powered by a battery. The teacher then asked her to explain what was happening to the energy in her new phone. How could she best explain this to the class?

a)
Electric energy is transformed into sound energy.
b)
Light energy is transformed into sound energy.
c)
Sound energy is transformed into electric energy.
d)
Sound energy is transformed into electric energy.
9.
A student wants to use the diagram below to explain what happens when the light bulb turns on. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Light energy is transformed to electric energy.
b)
Electric energy is transformed to light energy.
c)
Electric energy is transformed to motion energy.
d)
Motion energy is transformed to electric energy.
10.
Will the light bulb light up if the switch remains open as shown?
a)
Yes, because the circuit will be complete.
b)
Yes, because the battery will push the electric current.
c)
No, because the electric circuit is not complete.
d)
No, because the battery will push the electric current.
11.
The circuit  lights the light bulb. What is the purpose of the switch in the circuit?
a)
to push the electric current
b)
to open and close the circuit
c)
to insulate the circuit
d)
to make the electricity
12.
The circuit below lit the light bulb. What is the best claim we can make from this evidence?
a)
The metal key is an insulator.
b)
The metal key is a conductor.
c)
The wires are not conductors.
d)
The circuit is not complete.
13.

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.

14.

Like charges _______________.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

nothing changes

15.

Opposite charges _______________.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

nothing changes

16.

The flow of electric charge in a circuit is called _______.

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Electric Current

d)

Magnetic

17.

Radiant energy is .....

a)

created when nucleus of an atom changes.

b)

energy sent off in the form of electromagnetic waves.

c)

energy that produce work.

d)

the energy stored in matter.

18.

Mechanical energy is the sum of...

a)

total of potential and kinetic energy; involves a moving motor

b)

thermal and radiant energy.

c)

nuclear and chemical energy.

19.
What is potential energy?
a)
the energy an object has due to its position or condition
b)
the energy an object has due to its motions
c)
the energy an object has due to its chemical composition
d)
theh energy an object has due to its atomic structure
20.

What Medium does Sound Travel through fastest ?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Skin

21.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
22.
Low pitch sounds are caused by a ______ vibration
a)
fast 
b)
slow
c)
hard
d)
soft
23.

If white light is passed through a prism, it can be separated into the light of different colors.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

25.

The entire region surrounding a magnet is known as the:

a)

Magnetic Domain

b)

Lodestone

c)

A Compass

d)

Magnetic Field

26.

Which type of energy transfer is taking place?

a)

electrical energy changes to heat energy

b)

mechanical energy changes to light energy

c)

electrical energy changes to sound energy

d)

mechanical energy changes to heat energy

27.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
28.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
29.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
30.

__________ is produced when a rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with each other

a)

convection

b)

temperature

c)

thermal energy

d)

fire

31.
Current electricity flows through
a)
wires
b)
string
c)
rubber
d)
plastic
32.
What supplies the energy in an electric circuit?
a)
light bulb
b)
conductor
c)
wire
d)
battery
33.

A device that converts electricity into light is a ___________

a)
battery
b)

bulb

c)
fan
d)
resistor
34.

a path along which electric charges flow

a)

wire

b)

line

c)

circuit

d)

road

35.

The steady flow of electric charges through a path is a ___________

a)

wire

b)

source

c)

static electricity

d)

current

36.

Does this represent the force of friction of a box?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

yes

d)

yes

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