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Electricity Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

a)
b)
2.
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
3.

Two balloons are hanging from a stick.

One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

How would you expect the balloons to move?

a)

there would be no movement

b)

towards each other

c)

away from each other

4.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
5.

the positively charged particle in an atom, never leaves the nucleus, determines the element

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

6.

When rubbed together, which will be positive?

a)

glass

b)

cotton

7.
Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
8.

As you continue to add lightbulbs in series, what happens?

a)

The bulbs get brighter

b)

The bulbs get dimmer

c)

The bulbs remain the same brightness

d)

The bulbs explode and shards of glass get everywhere

9.

If one bulb goes out in a series circuit, the remaining bulbs...

a)

also go out

b)

get brighter

c)

get dimmer

d)

explode, leaving shards of glass everywhere

10.

What type of circuit is shown in the picture?

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Broken Circuit

c)

Parallel Circuit

d)

Open Circuit

11.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

a)

series circuit

b)

closed circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

light bulb

12.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

a)

conductor

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

13.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
14.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity

15.

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

a)

An electrical conductor

b)

An electrical insulator

c)

An electrical source

d)

An electric appliance

16.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
17.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
18.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used

b)

energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used

c)

a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work

19.
Splitting a uranium atom is called - 
a)
fission
b)
fusion
20.

Name this component:

a)

Ampere

b)

Switch

c)

Bulb

d)

Battery