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Work sheet G 3 Electricity

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The flow of electricity is an _____________________.

a)

battery

b)

resistor

c)

electric current

d)

Static electricity

2.

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

a)
b)
3.

Static electricity can "jump" from the charged object to another object, causing . . .

a)

static cling (objects sticking together)

b)

electric discharge (shock!)

4.
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
5.
The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have
a)
opposite charges
b)
like charges
6.

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

7.

Why is the balloon attracted to the cat?

a)

The balloon and the cat's hair have opposite electric charges

b)

The cat sat in glue

c)

The balloon is in love with the cat

d)

The balloon and the cat's hair have the same electric charges

8.

The pictures show objects that are charged and objects that are not charged. Which picture shows two objects with the same charge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Aisha placed two balloons next to each other.


What are the charges on the balloons?

a)

They are both positive.

b)

They are both uncharged.

c)

One is positive and one is negative.

d)

One is negative and one is uncharged.

10.

What happens if you put the same poles of two magnets together?

a)

Nothing happens.

b)

The magnets repel each other.

c)

The magnets attract each other.

d)

The two magnets become one magnet.

11.

What is around Magnet?

a)

pull

b)

gravity

c)

magnetism

d)

push

12.

Where is the strength of a magnet greatest?

a)

at the North pole

b)

at the South pole

c)

at both poles

d)

a magnet is equally strong throughout

13.

What will be attracted to the south pole of a magnet?

a)

only the north (N) pole of another magnet

b)

only the south (S) pole of another magnet

c)

anything made of iron

14.

Which term means pull together?

a)

radiant

b)

repel

c)

attract

15.

Which term means to push apart?

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

refraction

16.

All magnets have 2 of these

a)

names

b)

poles

c)

sounds

17.

What happens when the same poles are pushed together?

a)

The poles will repel.

b)

The poles will attract.

c)

The poles will float.

d)

The poles will sink.

18.

The magnetic fields of any magnet are greatest

a)

around the 2 poles

b)

around the middle

c)

around the South pole

d)

around the North pole

19.

Every magnet has a ______ pole and a ________ pole.

a)

East, West

b)

up, down

c)

North, South

20.

Magnets have areas on their ends that are called _________.

a)

poles

b)

North

c)

South

d)

magnetic field

21.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

22.

____________________ poles repel

a)

like

b)

north

c)

south

d)

unlike

23.

___________________ poles attract.

a)

north

b)

unlike

c)

south

d)

like

24.

Particles are made up of positive charge and negative charge.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Electric charge can be seen

a)

true

b)

false

26.

What happens when a negative charge meets with a positive charge?

a)

attract

b)

repel

27.

What happens when a positive charge meets with a positive charge?

a)

attract

b)

repel

28.

Do all objects have charged particles?

a)

yes

b)

no

29.

Static electricity is the

a)

electricity from balloon

b)

the charge of the balloon

c)

buildup of electrical charge

30.

Select all that apply.


What product uses electricity?

a)

computer

b)

yo-yo

c)

basketball

d)

television

e)

fridge

31.

Magnetism is a force.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

when matter has an overall positive or negative charge

a)

neutral

b)

electric charge

c)

repel

d)

insulator

33.

transfer of particles with an electric charge between objects not touching

a)

static discharge

b)

electric charge

34.
The only charges that can move from one object to another are___________ charges.
a)
electric
b)
neutral
c)
positive
d)
negative
35.

A flow of electrical charges is known as an ________________.

a)

static electricity

b)

electrical current

36.

What causes a shock when a person touches a doorknob?

a)

electric current

b)

static electricity

37.

The buildup of electrical charges on the surface of different objects causes _________.

a)

electric current

b)

static electricity

38.
Iron, Nickel and cobalt are all __________________ materials
a)
Shiny
b)
poles
c)
magnetic
d)
cold
39.
Which object would a magnet attract?
a)
a glass bottle
b)
a piece of paper
c)
a metal paper clip
compass
d)
a rubber eraser
magnetic field
40.
A magnet will attract scissors if the scissors contain: 
a)
copper
b)
aluminum
c)
gold
d)
nickel
41.
True or False: All metals are attracted to magnet.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Which of the following is true about a bar magnet?
a)
Its magnetic field is strongest near its center.
b)
It is surrounded by a magnetic field.
c)
The north pole is stronger than the south pole.
d)
The south pole is stronger than the north pole.
43.
A device that uses a free-moving magnetic needle to show direction is a:
a)
Ruler
b)
magnet
c)
compass
d)
magnetic field
44.
This is a picture of a ________________ magnet.
a)
bar 
b)
circle 
c)
horseshoe
d)
paddle
45.
Which two metals will be attracted by a magnet?
a)
iron and steel
b)
gold and silver
c)
aluminum and lead
d)
copper and cobalt
46.
The space around a magnet where the force of a magnet can attract best is called__________
a)
magnetism
b)
bar magnet
c)
horseshoe magnet
d)
magnetic field
47.

Magnets can push or pull some __________ objects

a)

wood

b)

liquid

c)

metal

d)

plastic

48.

Does a magnet attract or repel to an aluminum can?

a)

repel

b)

attract

49.

What metals listed below are not magnetic?

a)

keys

b)

silver

c)

paper clips

d)

bolts

50.

What is a pole on a magnet?

a)

a place on a magnet where magnetism is

strongest.

b)

a plastic toy and rubber band

c)

an iron nail

d)

a bolt

51.

What will happen when a magnet is brought close to a jar filled with paper clips.

a)

The paper clips will not move.

b)

The paper clips will jump out of the jar.

c)

The paper clips will move towards the magnet.

d)

The magnet will repel the paper clips.

52.

Magnetic force is a type __________that can move between objects, even when they are not touching.

a)

wind

b)

energy

c)

heat

d)

light

53.

The magnetic force between magnets ________________ if there is more space between the magnets.

a)

gets stronger

b)

gets weaker

c)

remains the same

54.

What will happen as these magnets are pushed together?

a)

They will attract each other.

b)

Nothing will happen.

c)

They will repel each other.

55.

What is a magnet?

a)

a piece of rubber that attract plastic

b)

a piece of material that attracts other metals

c)

a pole that attracts trash

d)

a push or a pull

56.

A _________________________ is the invisible force that surrounds a magnet.

a)

bar magnet

b)

a gravitational force

c)

a magnetic field

d)

gravity

57.

Gravity ___ to the center of the earth.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

c)

attracts

d)

repels

58.

What do magnets do?

a)

Push or pull things

b)

Make things bigger or smaller

c)

Make things change color

59.

How is earth like a magnet?

a)

They both have north or south poles

b)

They are made of metal

c)

They have oceans and land

60.

Gold, silver and copper are --------- materials

a)

Magnetic

b)

Non-Magnetic

c)

Non-heat conductor

61.
Earth acts like a giant magnet because its center is made up MOSTLY of
a)
granite
b)
limestone
c)
iron
d)
nickel
62.
It is possible for a magnet to have only one pole.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Why does a compass needle point north?
a)
The compass is a bar magnet
b)
Because north is up
c)
Because it's magic
d)
It lines up with the Earth's magnetic field
64.

People used gas to light their homes before the invention of the electric light.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What year was Thomas Edison born in?

a)

1931

b)

1846

c)

Ohio

d)

1847

66.

What invention of Thomas Edison do we use the most often?

a)

the phonograph

b)

the telephone

c)

the printing press

d)

the light bulb

67.

Thomas Edison was a great ____________.

a)

inventor

b)

student

c)

man

d)

woman

68.

When Thomas Edison was a child, he became ____________.

a)

blind

b)

deaf

c)

super strong

d)

very smart