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Electricity year 4.

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To complete a circuit the switch must be
a)
unattached
b)
open
c)
closed
2.
If the lights are on, the circuit is
a)
closed
b)
open
3.

Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?

a)

Plastic comes in many different colors

b)

Plastic is a good electrical conductor

c)

Plastic makes the wires easy to bend

d)

Plastic is a good electrical insulator

4.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
5.
____________ allows electricity to flow.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
6.
Will the light bulb light up if the switch remains open as shown?
a)
Yes, because the circuit will be complete.
b)
Yes, because the battery will push the electric current.
c)
No, because the electric circuit is not complete.
d)
No, because the battery will push the electric current.
7.

Which of these materials is an electrical insulator?

a)

Copper

b)

Steel

c)

Glass

d)

Aluminium

8.

What is electricity?

a)

A type of science

b)

A type of food

c)

A type of energy

d)

A type of light

9.

This object opens and closes the circuit

a)

Wire

b)

Switch

c)

Battery

d)

Resistor

10.

These conduct electricity.

a)

Battery

b)

Wires

c)

Resistor

d)

Switch

11.

When a switch is ..........., it completes the circuit and allows electricity to flow.

a)

opened

b)

closed

c)

partially closed

d)

partially opened

12.

What does the light bulb produce?

a)

Produced light for a long period of time.

b)

A machine that recorded sound.

c)

This was the first motion picture camera.

13.

When we talk about electricity, we can distinguish two types of materials:

a)

Hard and soft.

b)

Conductors and insulators.

c)

Rigid and flexible.

14.

Insulating materials are....

a)

Copper

b)

Plastic

c)

Iron

d)

Wood

15.
Which type of energy does the battery produce?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
16.

What is this?

a)

Battery

b)

Bulb

c)

Wire

d)

Motor

e)

Switch

17.

Circuit "A" is broken, because:

a)

the switch is open

b)

the switch is closed

c)

the switch is black

d)

the switch is not there

18.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
19.

Identify the part of the circuit that is labeled 1.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

20.

Identify the part of a circuit that is labeled 3.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

21.

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

22.

Water is a______?

a)

conductor

b)

insulator