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Electricity Study Guide

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The shock you sometimes feel when you touch a metal doorknob on a dry day is electric (a)   .

Choose from the below words
circuit
current
discharge
resistance
2.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
3.

Which of the following is a circuit that has only ONE path for electricity? (a)  

Choose from the below words
parallel circuit
series circuit
open circuit
closed circuit
4.

A complete path around which electricity can flow.

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

5.

Which device or devices could be removed without breaking an electric circuit? (a)  

Choose from the below words
only the lightbulb
only the switch
the battery and they switch
the lightbulb and the switch
6.

How is electricity formed?

a)

transfer of protons

b)

transfer of atoms

c)

transfer of electrons

d)

transfer of neutrons

7.

Which of the following is a circuit that has MORE than one path (there are two or more pathways) for electricity?

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

closed circiut

8.

The build up of an electric charge on an object is called:

a)

conductor

b)

friction

c)

static electricity

d)

electric discharge

9.

Which of the following is an example of human harnessed electricity? (a)  

Choose from the below words
lightning
electric generator
static electricity
10.
An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
a)
Point D to Point C
b)
Point B to Point C
c)
Point A to Point D
d)
Point B to Point D
11.

What are the TWO types of electricity?

a)

fast and slow electricity

b)

static and current (human-harnessed) electricity

c)

hot and cold electricity

d)

proton and electron electricity

12.

_________ is the effect of the flow of electrons through a conductor, allowing for the use of electrical energy.

a)

electricity

b)

circuit

c)

insulator

d)

conductor

13.

Only one of the circuits below would work to light the light bulb. Choose the circuit below that would make the light bulb light up.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

the power source that pushes electricity around a circuit

a)

light bulb

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

wire

15.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
16.

True or False: Electricity is a form of energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

What is the name for the type of electricity that happens when lightening strikes?

a)

static electricity

b)

simple electricity

c)

current electricity

d)

magnetic electricity

18.
Will the light bulb in this circuit light and why/why not?
a)
yes, because it has two batteries
b)
no, because the switch is open
c)
yes, because it is in a circuit
d)
no, because the bulb is burned out
19.

Is this item a conductor or an insulator?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

20.

_________ are materials that electrical charges DO NOT flow through easily.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

21.

True or False: Electricity can be man-made (human-harnessed).

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Materials that allow electricity to pass through easily are called __________.

a)

circuits

b)

insulators

c)

conductors

d)

electromagnets

23.

Pick which material is the INSULATOR.

a)

rubber

b)

iron

c)

copper

d)

aluminum

24.

True or False: Aluminum foil, copper, silver, and iron are examples of insulators.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

________________ is the continuous flow of electric charge through an electric circuit.

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

magnetism

d)

electric current

26.

How does a light switch work? A switch ...

a)

expands and contracts the circuit.

b)

opens and closes the circuit.

c)

attracts and repels the circuit.

d)

magnetizes the circuit.

27.

From the names listed, who was responsible for improving the incandescent light bulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Abraham Lincoln

28.

A _____________ circuit is when all the parts of the circuit are connected, so the electric current will flow.

a)

open

b)

closed

29.

A flowing stream of electrons is called a __________.

a)

circuit

b)

current

c)

conductor

d)

copper

30.

What could the battery be labeled in this diagram?

a)

wires

b)

load

c)

energy source

d)

switch

31.

What could the light bulbs be labeled as in this diagram?

a)

wires

b)

load

c)

energy source

d)

switch