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Electricity (EM)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
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1.

If you rub two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

a)

The balloons will pop.

b)

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

c)

The balloons will repel each other.

d)

The balloons will attract each other.

e)

Nothing

2.

When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of

a)

static electricity

b)

current electricity

c)

voltage

d)

resistance

3.

What types of charges attract?

a)

Negative and Neutral

b)

Positive and Negative

c)

Positive and Neutral

d)

Positive and Positive

4.

The potential difference that causes charges to move in a circuit is

(a)  

5.

How do electrons differ from protons?

a)

Protons are neutral 

b)

Electrons hold a negative charge and protons hold a positive charge.

c)

Electrons are positively charged and protons are negatively charged.

d)

They are the same thing

6.

Electric charges that are different (a)   each other.

7.

What charge does a proton have?

(a)  

8.

What charge does an electron have?

(a)  

9.

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

a)

A neutral charge

b)

A positive charge.

c)

A negative charge.

d)

No charge at all

10.

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

a)

a stove getting hot when it is turned on

b)

a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

c)

a lightning strike during a storm

d)

a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator

11.

Lighting is a form of ------ electricity.

(a)  

12.

Why can you get a shock if you touch a metal doorknob after walking across a wool carpet?

a)

You have gained neutrons; the doorknob has fewer electrons.

b)

You have lost electrons; the doorknob has many electrons.

c)

You have gained electrons; the doorknob has no electrons.

d)

You have gained electrons; the doorknob has many electrons.

13.

An object becomes negatively charged by gaining ------

(a)  

14.

An object becomes positively charged by losing

(a)  

15.

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

a)

Polarization

b)

Friction

c)

Induction

d)

Conduction

16.

If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that

a)

friction destroyed electrons in the rod.

b)

the silk has become negatively charged.

c)

protons have moved to the rod.

d)

glass attracts more protons.

17.

Electricity is the flow of

(a)  

18.

Electrons are actually parts of

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

electrical wires

d)

measurement

19.

_________________ allow electricity to flow through easily.

a)

Conductors

b)

Resistors

c)

Capacitors

d)

Insulators

20.

______________ do not allow electricity to flow through easily.

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Resistors

d)

Capacitors

21.

A measure of the rate of energy transfer over a unit of time

(a)  

22.

A unit of measure of the rate of electron flow or current in an electrical conductor.



(a)  

23.

An example of a voltage source is a _____.

a)

voltmeter

b)

battery

c)

resistance

d)

switch

24.

The flow/movement of electric charges is

a)

Voltage

b)

Current 

c)

Resistance 

d)

Circuit 

25.

A closed path that electric current follows is a

a)

Voltage

b)

Resistance 

c)

Current

d)

Circuit

26.

The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal energy and light.

a)

Voltage


b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Circuit 

27.

What type of circuit is this?

(a)  

28.

What type of circuit is this?

(a)  

29.

What is this symbol?

(a)  

30.

What is this symbol?

(a)  

31.

What is this symbol?

(a)  

32.

When a switch is (a)   , electric current can move through the circuit.

33.

When the switch is (a)   , there is no current running through the circuit

34.

How do wires work?

a)

they become an electrical charge

b)

they keep the charge from moving randomly

c)

they bend electricity easily

d)

they allow a current of electricity to flow 

35.

The measure of resistance in an electrical circuit is

(a)  

36.

What metal is used for electrical wires?

(a)  

37.

Changes in polarity happen at speed which is measured in

a)

Amps

b)

Hertz

c)

Watts

d)

Ohms

e)

Volts

38.

What does the abbreviation AC stand for?

(a)  

39.

What does the abbreviation DC stand for?

(a)  

40.

When potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, the total amount of energy...

a)

is increased

b)

remains the same

c)

is decreased

41.

This is (a)   energy.

42.

This is (a)   energy.

43.

This is (a)   energy.

44.

This is (a)   power.

45.

As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will

(a)  

46.

What is the name of this component?

(a)  

47.

Which of these does NOT conduct electricity?

a)


Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Carbon

d)

Rubber

48.

Will this circuit work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

What is the following component?

(a)  

50.

Why is there a plastic coating around a metal wire?

a)

to increase the flow of electricity

b)

to insulate electricity

c)

to keep the wire warm

d)

to conduct electricity

51.

Why is electrical wire made from metal?

a)


to insulate electricity

b)

so they can bend easily

c)

to conduct electricity

d)

because metal is cheap

52.

Which formula is used to calculate voltage?

a)


V = I/R

b)

V = R/I

c)

V = IR

d)

V = P/R

53.

Which formula is used to calculate current?

a)

I = V/R

b)

I= VR

c)

I = RV

d)

I = R/V

54.

Which formula is used to calculate resistance?

a)

R = VI

b)

R = V/I

c)

R = P/V

d)

R = I/V

55.

A 9 Volt battery and a 2 Ohm bulb are in a circuit. Calculate the current (Amps) of the circuit.

(a)  

56.

Adding a resistor will have this effect on a circuit.

a)

Speed up the current

b)

Stop the current

c)

Have no effect on the current.

d)

Slow down the current

57.

____________ allows electricity to flow.

a)

A conductor

b)

An insulator

c)

A magnet

58.

____________ stops the flow of electricity.

a)


A conductor

b)

An insulator

c)

A magnet

59.

The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...

a)

close together

b)

far apart

c)

the electric force is constant everywhere

60.

How is electricity generated in a battery?

a)


through kinetic energy

b)

by the flow of particles

c)

by a chemical reaction

d)

through a solar reaction

61.

What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery ----(Ohms)

(a)  

62.

How many Volts would we need to produce a current flow of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor

(a)  

63.

This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?

(a)  

64.

The current through this circuit is:

a)

0´02 A

b)

0´2 A

c)

0´02 V

d)

5 A

65.

What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?

(a)  

66.

What resistance (Ώ) is needed to cause a 20A current flow because of a 100V battery?

(a)  

67.

The current through �2R2​   is:

a)

0´2 C

b)

0´02 A

c)

5 A

d)

0´2 A

68.

The process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and another object

a)

Grounding

b)

Conduction

c)

Friction

d)

Induction

69.

What is the charge on the balloon?

a)

-7

b)

-3

c)

+3

d)

-10

70.

How did the balloon get the overall charge it has?

a)

gained protons

b)

lost protons

c)


lost electrons

d)

gained electrons