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Edison and the Lightbulb

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the lightbulb actually makes the light?

a)

glass bulb

b)

base

c)

filament

d)

metal casing

2.

What has to flow through the filament to make it hot enough to glow and give off light?

a)

dirt

b)

electric current

c)

water

d)

air

3.

What are the wires that hold the filament in place?

a)

support wires

b)

lightbulb wires

c)

electric current

d)

solar energy

4.

The electricity must flow through the lightbulb in a ______________.

a)

straight line

b)

moon shaped

c)

circuit

d)

triangle

5.

Electric current has ______________ and this produces heat and light.

a)

color

b)

sound

c)

water

d)

energy

6.

Edison gave up on the lightbulb when it didn't work.

True or False

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A carbon coated thread made a good filament for a lightbulb.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Edison also discovered that things need ______________ to burn.

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

soap

d)

dirt

9.

4. Bulb glows only in

a)

A) Open circuit

b)

B) Closed circuit

c)

C) In both circuits

d)

D) Open circuit if bulb is not fused

10.

Today we have _____________ lamps that use gas instead of a filament to give off light.

a)

solar

b)

fluorescent

c)

water

d)

wind

11.

What other word means component?

a)

path

b)

part

c)

power

d)

pop

12.

_______ are produce light by using a small amount of energy to emit a ray of light and it doesn't produce heat.

a)

incandescent light bulbs

b)

solar light bulbs

c)

candles

d)

LEDs

13.

Another name for a battery.

a)

D-Cell

b)

battery

c)

power cord

d)

outlet

14.

Solar energy is energy from the _____

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

water

d)

dirt