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Electricity and Circuits

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What energy changes take place to make a fan spin?

a)

Electrical energy changes to heat energy.

b)

Electrical energy changes to mechanical energy.

c)

Wind energy changes to electrical energy.

d)

Heat energy changes to mechanical energy.

2.

When you turn the switch on for a fan blade, which of the following happen?

a)

from electrical to chemical

b)

from electrical to mechanical

c)

from mechanical to potential

d)

from kinetic to potential

3.

What types of energy are made when a there is a light bulb in a complete circuit?

a)

thermal and light

b)

magnetism and sound

c)

sound and thermal

d)

light and magnetism

4.

_________ is what you get when you burn fuel and do work.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

potential energy

d)

battery

5.

The energy of charged particles.

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

6.

_____________ supplies the energy in an electric circuit.

a)

wires

b)

light bulb

c)

battery

d)

running

7.

Energy that travels in waves, and we can see it.

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

8.

Energy that is in motion or stored in objects to create movement.

a)

Light Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Sound Energy

9.

Does a race-car traveling at maximum speed have potential or kinetic energy?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

10.

Does a running refrigerator motor have kinetic or potential energy?

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

11.

If you burn your hand on the handle of a hot pot, heat was transferred to your skin by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

equilibrium

12.

Which material could fill in the gap for a circuit to create a complete circuit?

a)

metal spoon

b)

rubber ball

c)

plastic spoon

d)

construction paper

13.

The flow of electrons through a circuit.

a)

insulator

b)

closed circuit

c)

electrical current

d)

open circuit

14.

What type of circuit will allow one light bulb to be off while another light bulb is on?

a)

series

b)

open

c)

electric

d)

parallel

15.

what type of circuit is shown in the picture below?

a)

magnetic

b)

double

c)

parallel

d)

series

16.

What component is used to close or break a circuit?

a)

bulb

b)

wire

c)

electric cell

d)

switch

17.

What type of material allows current to easily pass?

a)

magnets

b)

inductors

c)

conductors

d)

insulators

18.

A simple electric circuit is made up of ____________.

a)

battery and wire

b)

battery, bulb and wire

c)

battery, switch and wire

d)

battery, paper clip and wire

19.

What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Add a source and close the switch

c)

Add another lamp

d)

Add another lamp and a switch

20.

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

21.
A circuit or electrical path that is broken or incomplete so electricity cannot flow through it.
a)
open circuit
b)
conductor
c)
insulator
d)
closed circuit
22.

When the switch is ___________, the lamp lights up.

a)

open

b)

closed

23.

Is the circuit in the picture opened or closed?

a)

opened

b)

closed

c)

neither

24.
Lightbulbs use electricity to make light. What else do lightbulbs often give off?
a)
Food energy
b)
Heat Energy
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Wind Energy
25.
In the picture, if you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens? 
a)
The bulb doesn't light
b)
The bulb is dimmer
c)
The wires get hot
d)
There is no charge
26.

A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two light bulbs, and a switch. What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?

a)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be on

b)

Light bulb 1 will be off, but light bulb 2 will be on

c)

Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be off

d)

Light bulb 1 will be on, but light bulb 2 will be off

27.

This circuit has five LED lights. It also has one battery and one switch. Which LEDs produce light when the switch is in the position shown?

a)

LEDs 1, 3, and 4 only

b)

LEDs 1, 2, 3, and 4

c)

LEDs 3 and 4 only

d)

LEDs 1, 3, 4, and 5

28.

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 insulates electricity

29.

Some students built this circuit, but the bulb does not glow? Why doesn't the bulb glow?

a)

The battery is not charged.

b)

The bulb is not part of a complete circuit.

c)

The circuit does not have a switch.

d)

The bell uses most of the energy from the battery.

30.

A path in which electrical charges can flow.

a)

circuit

b)

conductor

c)

electric current

d)

static electricity

31.

A ___ circuit has a break in the path of electricity

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

32.

A circuit that makes a complete loop

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

33.

A type of circuit which has only one path for electric charges to flow

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

electric

d)

current

34.

Which is an insulator of electricity?

a)

wood

b)

copper

c)

steel

d)

gold

35.

Why is electrical wire almost always covered with a plastic coating?

a)

To prevent users from getting electrical shocks.

b)

To show the different colors of the wires.

c)

To help the electricity to conduct easily.

36.

What is the one thing every electrical circuit needs?

a)

a battery or source of electricity

b)

a light bulb

c)

a switch

d)

a motor

37.

"Flipping" a light switch turns the lights on and off. What exactly does the switch do?

a)

it opens or closes the circuit

b)

it produces electricity

c)

it transforms electricity to light energy

38.

When the switch is closed, all bulbs light up. If light bulbs B and C are removed, what will happen to bulbs A and D?

a)

A and D will stay on

b)

A and D will go out

c)

A goes out, D stays on

d)

A stays on, D goes out