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Electricity & Batteries

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Materials that electrons do NOT flow through such as cloth, rubber, plastic

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

chargers

d)

electrodes

2.

Materials through which electrons flow easily

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

electrodes

d)

chargers

3.

Which material would be most likely to COLLECT electrons and produce static electricity?

a)

wool

b)

carpet

c)

rubber

4.

Static electricity is...

a)

very dangerous

b)

a sudden, single transfer of electrons

c)

a steady flow of current through a wire

5.

Which insulator would most likely GIVE UP electrons in the process of producing static electrcity?

a)

carpet

b)

rubber balloons

c)

show soles

6.

The positive terminal on a battery is called the

a)

anode

b)

collector

c)

cathode

d)

electrolyte

7.

The negative terminal on a battery is called the

a)

anode

b)

cathode

c)

collector

d)

electrolyte

8.

This is inside a battery & provides a way for electrons to leave it

a)

electrodes

b)

collector

c)

electrolyte

9.

Moving electrons in a stream is better known as

a)

a current flowing through a circuit

b)

the oxidation-reduction process

c)

static electricity discharge

10.

TRUE / FALSE: A battery does not generate electricity, it converts it from chemical potential energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

A steady flow of electrons

a)

circuit

b)

current

c)

discharge

d)

oxidation

12.

Who built the first battery?

a)

Sir Humphry Davy

b)

Mrs. Brooks

c)

Alessandro Volta

d)

Luigi Galvani

13.

Who built the mega-battery that was larger than our classroom?

a)

Luigi Galvani

b)

Alessandro Volta

c)

Sir Humphry Davy

14.

Which two elements were electrodes in the "voltaic pile" battery?

a)

sodium and zinc

b)

sodium and potassium

c)

copper and potassium

d)

copper and zinc

15.

A device containing an electric cell (or a series of electric cells) storing energy that can be converted into electric power

a)

capacitor

b)

battery

c)

resisitor

d)

ammeter

16.

A continuous conducting path for current.

a)

electrode

b)

circuit

c)

voltaic pile

d)

axon

17.

The net movement of electrons through a conductor; measured with an ammeter

a)

current

b)

static electricity

c)

electric discharge

18.

A metal plate or rod in a battery that acquires a positive or negative charge

a)

separator

b)

collector

c)

electrode

19.

An instrument, or measuring device, that measures electric current

a)

voltmeter

b)

charger

c)

ammeter

d)

grounder

20.

An ampere is

a)

a unit of resistance

b)

a unit of force

c)

a unit of electric current