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Unit 6: Electricity (5th)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which parts of the atom have negative electric charge?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Atoms

2.

What is electricity?

a)

I´m not sure

b)

Light

c)

Something really boring

d)

A type of energy

3.

Electrical conductors....

a)

don´t let electricity travel through them

b)

allow electricity travel through them easily

c)

are difficult to understand

4.

These conduct electricity...

a)

Resistor

b)

Power source

c)

Wires

d)

Switch

5.

These are examples of electrical conductors (Choose 2)

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

wires

d)

plastic

6.

What did Edison invent?

a)

Telephone

b)

Lightbulb

c)

Radio

d)

Car

7.

Electricity that flows is called...

(a)  

8.

Static electricity is the flow of electrons through a material

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A positively charged object is attracted to a negatively charged object.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of these materials are insulators?

a)

Plastic

b)

Iron

c)

Gold

d)

Wood

11.

Which of these materials are conductors?

a)

Gold

b)

Spoon

c)

T-shirt

d)

Glass

12.

Which of the following is NOT part of the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

13.

Which of these items do NOT use electricity?

a)

lamp

b)

washing machine

c)

kettle

d)

hair dryer

14.

All is made up of atoms.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

protons

d)

electricity

15.

What state is an atom in when it has the same number of protons and electrons?

a)

negatively charged

b)

positively charged

c)

attraction

d)

electrically neutral

16.

In the nucleus, there are and .

a)

protons and neutrons.

b)

energy and atoms.

c)

electrons and protons.

d)

electrons and neutrons.

17.

TRUE or FALSE: positive and negative charges do not attract each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

What is it called when electricity gathers in one place?

a)

electrical insulators

b)

electrical density

c)

static electricity

d)

stagnant electricity

19.

TRUE or FALSE: Static electricity occurs when there is an imbalance of positive and negative charges between 2 electrical insulators.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

TRUE or FALSE: Lightning is caused by rain.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Which one of these is an electrical conductor?

a)

plastic bottle

b)

wooden spoon

c)

knife

d)

pencil

22.

What objects do not allow electricity to pass through them?

a)

electrical insulators

b)

electrical circuits

c)

electrical conductors

d)

electrical wire

23.

What was Thomas Edisons most famous contribution?

a)

electrical generator

b)

battery

c)

lightbulb

d)

telephone

24.

Who invented the radio transmitter?

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Guglielmo Marconi

25.

Which of these are not part of an electrical circuit?

a)

power source

b)

rubber resistor

c)

switch

d)

wires

26.

TRUE or FALSE: Negative charges repel other negative charges.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE