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GRADE 9 SCIENCE CHAPTER 6 PG

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Metals such as copper and aluminum are good ______________. 
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
c)
circuits
d)
charges
2.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
3.
A complete, unbroken path that charges can flow through is called an __________________.
a)
conductor
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric current
d)
insulator
4.

what is this symbol for?

a)

wire

b)

switch (closed)

c)

battery

d)

switch (open)

5.

what is this symbol for?

a)

push button

b)

switch (closed)

c)

switch (open)

d)

transistor

6.

what is this symbol for?

a)

wire

b)

battery

c)

transistor

d)

resistor

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The difference in electrical potential energy between two places is called _________

a)

resistance

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

voltage

10.
This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
d)
open circuit
11.

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because:

a)

It has 3 light bulbs.

b)

The same current flows through all three light bulbs.

c)

It uses a single battery.

d)

The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

12.

A parallel circuit __________

a)

has only one path for current to travel

b)

has more than one path for current to travel

c)

does not allow electricity to travel through it

d)

has magnets that cause electric current

13.

SI unit of voltage is ______

a)

ampere

b)

metre

c)

ohm

d)

volt

14.

SI unit of resistance is _______

a)

ampere

b)

metre

c)

ohm

d)

volt

15.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons