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Introduction to Electricity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is electricity?

a)

Waves of free energy

b)

The movement of electrons

c)

An imaginary force

d)

The result of protons being seperated from neutrons

2.

What is the simplest form of matter?

a)

Element

b)

Atom

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

3.

How many protons are in Beryllium?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

9

4.

What are valence electrons?

a)

The electrons that merge with protons to form neutrons

b)

The electrons in the first two energy levels

c)

The electrons closest to the nucleus

d)

The outermost ring of electrons in an atom

5.

What would be an example of a conductor

a)

Copper

b)

Alluminum

c)

Silver

d)

Wood

6.

Electricity is created as electrons ________ and transfer from atom to atom.

a)

collide

b)

flow

c)

revolve

d)

transmit

7.

How many valence electrons does an insulator have?

a)

zero

b)

1 - 3

c)

5 - 8

d)

exactly 8

8.

The flow of electric charge is called ______.

a)

voltage

b)

current

c)

resistance

d)

battery

9.

In the "Electron Flow" model, which direction do the electrons flow?

a)

Negative to positive

b)

Positive to negative

c)

They do not flow, but create waves

d)

They flow from both sides of the battery to opposite sides of the battery

10.

If you place a resistor before a lightbulb in a series circuit, what happens to the lightbulb?

a)

The bulb gets brighter

b)

The bulb gets dimmer

c)

There is no effect

d)

The bulb will get hotter