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Electricity SOL

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The circuit on the left is
a)
open
b)
closed
2.
What is an insulator?
a)
The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move
b)
A material which does not allow electricity to go through it
c)
The amount of devices which are in a circuit
d)
A battery or other device which provides energy for a circuit
3.
When there are several path for the current to follow
a)
Pathway
b)
Conductor
c)
Series circuit
d)
Parallel circuit
4.

Electricity is ____________________.

a)

the movement of the sun

b)

the movement of electrons

c)

the movement of the moon

d)

the movement of air

5.

Which of the following is a good conductor?

a)

copper

b)

rubber

c)

dry wood

d)

glass

6.

In this picture, the iron filings show the shape of the magnetic -

a)

pole

b)

core

c)

field

d)

axis

7.

Which contribution toward understanding electricity was made by Michael Faraday?

a)

Created the first electric power generator

b)

Discovered that lightning carried electricity

c)

Concentrated on mass-producing long-lasting light bulbs

d)

Improved the telegraph system

8.

What contribution did Thomas Edison make toward the study of electricity?

a)

He invented the light bulb

b)

He invented a generator that would produce electricity

c)

He discovered the nucleus of an atom

d)

He discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

9.

Who is the scientist that created the lightning rod?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

10.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

11.

True or False: An electrical current WILL flow through an open circuit.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Which of these is NOT an example of static electricity?

a)

getting a shock when touching a door knob

b)

pedaling a bicycle

c)

clothes sticking together when coming out of a dryer

d)

lightning

13.

When an electric current flows through a wire wrapped around an iron nail, what is formed?

a)

lightning

b)

open circuit

c)

electromagnet

14.
A fifth-grade class constructed this circuit. Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?
a)
Plastic straw
b)
Cotton string
c)
Aluminum foil
d)
Rubber eraser