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Electrical Circuits

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A circuit is...

a)

When you measure how much an item weighs.

b)

A way of routing or moving electricity along a path.

2.

Electricity is instant in the natural world, like lightning or a shock from touching someone.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

A current is...

a)

A steady flow of useful electricity

b)

When you see how far an object can fly.

c)

A straight line of electricity.

4.

A circuit is a path that a current can flow along.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What supplies a steady supply of electrons for electricity?

a)

The properties of matter

b)

Power source like a battery or an outlet in the wall.

6.

Choose three things we need to make a circuit.

a)

Battery, wire and switch.

b)

Bulb, battery and motor.

c)

Wire, bulb and motor.

d)

Motor, bulb and battery.

e)

Switch,motor and battery.

7.

A conductor is any material that...

a)

Stops the flow of electrons and electricity.

b)

Allows electrons and electricity to move through it easily.

c)

Stops heat from building up.

8.

An insulator does not allow electrons and electricity to flow through easily. Which of the following is NOT a good insulator?

a)

Glass

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Rubber

9.

Why do we use insulators around metal wires?

a)

To protect us from the harmful electrons and keep the electricity flowing.

b)

To keep the heat from not building up.

c)

It makes the wire look nicer.

10.

What is the purpose of a switch?

a)

To make electricity move slower

b)

Controls whether the circuit/electricity is on or off

11.

When a switch is in the "On" position, what type of circuit do we call it?

a)

Closed or Complete Circuit

b)

Open or Incomplete Circuit

12.

When a switch is in the "Off" position, what type of circuit do we call it?

a)

Open or Incomplete Circuit

b)

Closed of Complete Circuit

13.

What are the names of the terminals on a battery?


(read carefully)

a)

The base terminal and the side terminal

b)

The negative terminal and the positive terminal

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

14.

Look at the lightbulb image. What part is letter C?

a)

The filament

b)

The base terminal

c)

The side terminal

d)

Insulator

15.

The support wires in a lightbulb enter and exit at the base and side terminal.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When a lightbulb does NOT light, the battery, bulb and wire have functioned to make what?

a)

Incomplete or open circuit

b)

Complete or closed circuit

17.

A material that does NOT conduct electricity is what?

a)

Wire

b)

Terminal

c)

An insulator

d)

A Conductor

18.

Look at the lightbulb image. Which letter represents the filament that lights up?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Look at the lightbulb image. What part is letter D?

a)

Base terminal

b)

Filament

c)

Insulator

d)

Side terminal