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Natural Event, Light, Radioactivity and Electricity Quiz

Total questions: 207

Worksheet time: 3hrs 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which color would be the innercore?

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

red

d)

the earth on the outside

2.

Which color would be the outercore?

a)

Outside on the earth

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

yellow

3.

Which color would be the mantle?

a)

Outside on the earth

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

yellow

4.

What color would be the earth's crust?

a)

Outside on the earth.

b)

red

c)

orange

d)

yellow

5.

What part of the earth makes up less than 1% of the earth?

a)

The crust

b)

The mantel

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

6.

Which part of the earth, makes up 67% of the earth?

a)

The crust

b)

The mantel

c)

The outer core

d)

The inner core

7.

Which is the outermost, rigid layer of the earth, made of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner core

8.

Which is the soft layer of the mantel on which the tectonic plates move?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner Core

9.

Which is the strong lower part of the mantel?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer Core

e)

Inner core

10.

The earth's mantel is made up of which two parts?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Outer core

e)

Inner core

11.

Which part of the earth's core is liquid?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

12.

Which part of the earth's core is solid and dense?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

13.

A tectonic plate is a block of......

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

14.

Convergent boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

15.

Divergent boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

16.

Transform Boundary

a)

Where two tectonic plates collide

b)

Where two tectonic plates separate

c)

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other

17.

Subduction is when

a)

a yellow submarine

b)

old ocean crust gets pushed up by continental crust

c)

old ocean crust gets pushed down by continental crust.

d)

a yellow submarine

18.

What type of boundary?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

19.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

20.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

21.

The type of crust that is under the world's oceans.

a)

CONTINENTAL

b)

OCEANIC

22.

This type of crust is described as denser and heavier

a)

CONTINENTAL

b)

OCEANIC

23.

Thicker and older part of the Earth's crust

a)

CONTINENTAL

b)

OCEANIC

24.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

25.

Which of the following is formed at Continent- Continent convergent boundaries?

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Non-volcanic Mountain Ranges

d)

Both volcanoes and earthquakes

26.

This is evidence that sea-floor spreading occurs. Choose 2 answers.

a)

Younger rock was found close to the mid-ocean ridge.

b)

Younger rock was found further away from the mid-ocean ridge.

c)

Pillow lava is found on the bottom of the ocean floor.

d)

Mid-ocean ridges are found at the bottom of the ocean floor.

27.

Why did scientists not believe Alfred Wegener's hypothesis?

a)

Wegener did not have enough evidence for continental drift.

b)

Wegener did not collect enough fossils.

c)

Wegener could not explain why there were the same fossils on different continents.

d)

Wegener could not explain the force that could move the continents.

28.

The idea that the continents were once joined together and since drifted apart is called

a)

Pangaea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Wegener's supercontinent

d)

Sea-Floor spreading

29.

Why does subduction occur?

a)

Old crust is more dense and gravity helps pull the crust back into the mantle.

b)

Old crust is less dense and it sinks back into the mantle.

c)

Old crust is warm and melts back into the mantle.

d)

Old crust has no where else to go but through trenches.

30.

Check all the pieces of evidence that Wegener found to explain continental drift.

a)

Plant fossils found on Antarctica.

b)

The coastlines of Africa and South America line up.

c)

Coal fields line up in Europe and North America.

d)

Similar freshwater fossils found on different continents.

31.
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Transform Boundary
32.
What is created when one continental and one oceanic plate converge?  
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Tsunami
d)
Earthquake
33.
What type of boundary is in this image?
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform plate boundary
d)
subduction
34.

Out of the following, which has the highest frequency?

a)

microwaves

b)

infrared rays

c)

radio waves

d)

unltraviolet waves

35.

How is light reflected?

a)

It absorbs into the object letting off no light or color

b)

It bounces back so that we can see color

c)

It scatters the light so that we can't see color.

d)

The answer is not here.

36.

List the colors of the visible light spectrum from shortest to longest.

a)

ROYGBIV

b)

A rainbow is created from visible light

c)

VIBGYOR

d)

All light is seen the same with no difference.

37.

What is the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque?

a)

transparent lets all light pass through and is clear, translucent lets some light pass and opaque lets no light through

b)

translucent lets all light pass through and is clear, transparent lets no light through, and opaque lets some light through.

c)

Opaque is clear and lets all light through, transparent lets some light through, and translucent lets no light through

d)

It is none of the above

38.

What is a mechanical wave?

a)

How to travel through space when it is a vacuum

b)

How to travel through a medium, like a sound wave does

c)

Neither are correct

d)

Both are correct

39.

What is an example of a transparent object

a)

Window, eye-glasses

b)

wood, metal

c)

stained glass, color balloons

d)

the ground we walk on

40.

What is an example of a translucent object?

a)

window, eye-glasses

b)

stained glass, fog, frosted glass

c)

table, chair, desk

d)

the earth we walk on

41.

What is an example of an opaque object?

a)

window, eye-glasses

b)

stained glass, frosted glass, fog

c)

table, chair, desk

d)

the earth we walk on

42.

How is light refracted?

a)

When light goes straight through and creates a rainbow of color

b)

When light cannot pass through an object

c)

When light is bounced back from an object, it is how we see color

43.

How do you tell the difference between the waves on the EM Spectrum?

a)

Because they are different names

b)

Because they are different colors

c)

Because they have different wavelengths

d)

You can not tell them apart

44.

Why does a black car get hotter than a white car when they are both sitting outside for the same amount of time?

a)

Heat energy is absorbed

b)

Black absorbs all colors

c)

White reflects all colors

d)

All of the above

45.

What type of radiation represents the color spectrum seen on Earth?

a)

Visible Light

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

d)

Microwaves

46.

When looking at the EM Spectrum what part of the spectrum allows us to see color?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared Light

d)

Visible Light

47.

When red, blue, and green lights all shine together what color would you see?

a)

Nothing because all light is absorbed.

b)

White light

c)

Purple because red and blue make purple.

d)

Black or brown because all the colors mixed together

48.

While you were waiting for the bus you notice lightening in the sky 20 seconds before there is thunder. What is the best explanation for why there is a time lapse between sound and light.

a)

Sound travels faster and farther than light.

b)

Light travels faster and farther than sound.

c)

You had your earbuds in and missed the first sound.

d)

It's an optical illusion meant to trick your senses.

49.

You shine a white light onto a table and it looks green. What color will the surface appear if you shine a combination of blue and green light on the surface?

a)

Green because it only reflects the color it is and absorbs all the rest.

b)

Blue because blue is more powerful than green.

c)

White light because the blue and green are absorbed.

d)

Black or Brown because the blue and green mix.

50.

What is a wavelength?

a)

The distance a wave travels in a certain amount of time.

b)

The number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time.

c)

The amount of energy a wave transmits due to the energy that was input.

d)

The distance a wave travels before it starts to repeat.

51.

What is frequency?

a)

The distance a wave travels in a certain amount of time.

b)

The distance a wave travels before it starts to repeat.

c)

The number of times a wave repeats in a given amount of time.

d)

None of the above are correct.

52.

What is absorption?

a)

The energy of a wave when it is transferred to the material it encounters.

b)

The bending of waves due to a change in the speed of the wave.

c)

The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs thwn external vibrations match an object's natural frequency.

d)

None of the above answers are correct.

53.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

When the wave travels perpendicular to the direction of the source's motion.

b)

When a wave travels in the same direction as the vibrations that produced it.

c)

The maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position.

d)

None of the above are correct.

54.

The highest point on a wave (point 3)

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

55.

The lowest part of the wave is? (point 4)

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

rarefaction

d)

wavelength

56.

The distance between 2 crests (point 1)

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wave speed

57.

The number of waves that pass in a given amount of time.

a)

wavelength

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

58.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
59.

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorbing

60.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

61.

When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?

a)

speeds up

b)

slows down

c)

stays the same

62.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

63.
When light bends it is ______
a)
Reflection
b)
Absorption
c)
refraction 
d)
optical density
64.

What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

a)

A rainbow

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

Invisible

65.

A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

a)

The light is a UV ray.

b)

The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

c)

All colors are reflected except green.

d)

All colors are absorbed except green

66.

When an object soaks in the light it _____________

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

refracts

67.

When you see the color black...

a)

All colors are reflecting

b)

All colors are absorbed

c)

The color blacl is reflecting

d)

the color black is absorbed

68.

Why do some objects look white?

a)

the color white reflects

b)

the color black is absorbed

c)

all colors are reflected

d)

no colors are reflected

69.

White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow

a)

True

b)

False

70.
By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.
a)
that white light is made of different colors
b)
the weight of the prism
c)
the original source of light
d)
that blue light is brighter than white light
71.

Light waves travel fastest through...

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

72.

Light waves travel slowest through...

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

73.

The distance between the crest and the center line (point 2)

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wave speed

74.

(look at the picture) What's the difference between a high frequency wave and a low frequency wave? (pick 2)

a)

High frequency waves have shorter wavelengths

b)

Low frequency waves have shorter wavelengths

c)

High frequency waves have longer wavelengths

d)

Low frequency waves have longer wavelengths

75.

(look at the gif) Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

Blue Wave

b)

Red Wave

76.

(look at the gif) Which wave has a longer wavelength?

a)

Blue Wave

b)

Red Wave

77.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
78.
______ waves are vibrations in electrical and magnetic fields. 
a)
Sound
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Compression
79.

What is "diffraction"?

a)

The bending of light waves around obstacles

b)

The reflection of light

c)

The transmission of light

d)

The absorption of light

80.

What does "transmission" mean in the context of light?

a)

The bending of light waves

b)

The bouncing back of light

c)

The process of light passing through a medium

d)

The reflection of sound

81.

What is the "electromagnetic spectrum"?

a)

The range of different colors produced when light is dispersed

b)

The entire range of electromagnetic waves

c)

The bending of light waves

d)

The reflection of light

82.

Which property of light waves BEST completes the statement describing how color is seen by the human eye. Different colors are seen because each color of light that emerges from the prism has a different _______.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

speed

83.
Which of the following is true about waves?
a)
When wavelength increases frequency increases
b)
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
c)
When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
84.

What does atomic number tell you?

a)
Number of neutrons in an atom's nucleus
b)
Number of electrons in an atom's nucleus
c)
Number of isotopes in an atom
d)
Number of protons in an atom's nucleus
85.

How many electrons are in oxygen?

a)
6
b)
10
c)
4
d)
8
86.

Which element has an atomic number of 1?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon

87.

What is the maximum number of electrons that can fit in the second shell of an atom?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

18

d)

32

88.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

89.

What is the atomic mass of Carbon?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

90.

Which of the following is a noble gas?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Chlorine

c)

Argon

d)

Carbon

91.

What is group 1 of the periodic table called?

a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
transition metals
d)
alkali metals
92.

What is group 2 of the periodic table called?

a)
Alkaline earth metals
b)
Noble gases
c)
Transition metals
d)
Halogens
93.

Where are neutrons located in an atom?

a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the electron cloud
c)
In the cytoplasm
d)
In the mitochondria
94.

What does the mass number of an element tell you?

a)
The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
b)
The number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom.
c)
The atomic number of an element.
d)
The number of isotopes an element has.
95.

What is an isotope?

a)
Atoms of different elements with different numbers of protons.
b)
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
c)
Different elements with the same number of neutrons.
d)
Molecules with the same atomic number.
96.

What is radioactivity?

a)
Radioactivity is the process of converting solid materials into liquid form.
b)
Radioactivity is the process of converting light energy into heat energy.
c)
Radioactivity is the process of converting sound waves into electrical signals.
d)
Radioactivity is the process by which unstable atomic nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation.
97.

What are the 3 types of radiation?

a)
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
b)
Sigma
c)
Theta
d)
Delta
98.

What is alpha particles made of?

a)
Two protons and two neutrons
b)
Four protons
c)
One proton and three neutrons
d)
Three protons and one neutron
99.

What are beta particles made of?

a)
Protons and neutrons
b)
Photons
c)
Alpha particles
d)
High-energy electrons or positrons
100.

What is gamma radiation made of?

a)
High-energy photons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Alpha particles
d)
High-energy electrons
101.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

102.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

103.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

104.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
105.
The simplest substance is..?
a)
Carbon
b)
An element
c)
Water
d)
A simple compound 
106.
A neutron has a charge of
a)
+2
b)
No charge
c)
-1
d)
+1
107.

Beryllium has how many protons?

a)

4

b)

9.0122

c)

2

d)

13.0122

108.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
109.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
110.
What is the chemical symbol for Carbon?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Car
111.
What is the chemical symbol for Calcium?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cal
112.
What is the chemical symbol for Oxygen?
a)
O
b)
Ox
c)
Oy
113.
What is the chemical symbol for Iron?
a)
I
b)
Ir 
c)
Fe 
d)
F
114.
What does the chemical symbol K stand for?
a)
Krypton
b)
Kryptonite
c)
Potassium
115.
What does the chemical symbol He stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
116.
What does the chemical symbol H stand for?
a)
Helium
b)
Hydrogen
117.

Protons have a _____________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

118.

neutrons have a _____________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

119.

electrons have a _____________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

120.

What sits in the nucleus of the atom?

a)

electrons and protons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

just neutrons

121.
How are elements on the periodic table arranged by?
a)
in alphabetic order
b)
simular physical & chemical properties
c)
their symbols
d)
Just simular physical properties
122.
Each column in the periodic table is called a _________ .
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
123.
Two elements chemically bonded form
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solutions
124.
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
125.
Groups on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
126.

The Atomic number is known as the _______

a)

Number of electrons in an atom

b)

Number of Protons in an atom

c)

Number of neutrons in an atom

d)

Number of Protons and electrons in an atom

127.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

128.

What is Atomic Mass Number ?

a)

Number of Protons

b)

Number of Neutrons

c)

Number of Protons and Neutrons

d)

Number of Protons and Electrons

129.

The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the...

a)

Atomic number

b)

Protons

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Neutrons

130.

The formula used to calculate the number of neutrons is:

a)

Mass Number - Atomic Number

b)

Protons + Electrons

c)

Atomic Number - Mass Number

d)

Protons x2

131.

How many periods are on the periodic table?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

132.

Elements in the same group have : (2 correct answers)

a)

Similar chemical properties

b)

Similar names

c)

Same number of outer (valence) electrons)

d)

The same number of protons

133.

The building blocks of all matter

a)

Atoms

b)

Energy

c)

Electrons

d)

Particles

134.

Atoms comprise of...

a)

Subatomic particles

b)

Radiation

c)

Ions

d)

Isotopes

135.

Which of these is NOT a subatomic particle?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Ions

136.

Which subatomic particle has a neutral charge?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Electrons

d)

Alpha and Beta Radiation

137.

Electrons are located inside the nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

138.

This subatomic particle is responsible for how an atom behaves

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

139.

On the Periodic Table Groups:

a)

Are verticle and tell us the number of valence electrons

b)

Horizontal and tell us the number of valence electrons

c)

Are verticle and tell us the number of electron shells the atom has

d)

Are horizontal and tell us the number of electron shells an atom has

140.

Atoms are organised on the Periodic Table. Periods are arranged...

a)

Horizontally

b)

Vertically

141.

Each element has a Mass number. This tells us;

a)

The number of protons

b)

The number of electrons

c)

The number of protons and neutrons

d)

The combined number of subatomic particles

142.

What is the atomic number of an atom that has 3 protons, 3 electrons and 3 neutrons?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

143.

Which of these is located in Group 18 of the Periodic Table?

a)

Alkali earth metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

144.

Which of these is a property of metals?

a)

Brittle

b)

Malleable

c)

Dull

d)

low melting point

145.

An atom that loses an electron

a)

Is a metal,

called a cation, and

has an overall positive charge

b)

is a metal, called an anion and has and overall negative charge

c)

Is a non-metal, called an anion and has and overall negative charnge

d)

Is a non-metal, called an anion and has an overall positive charge

146.

Sodium is located in Group 1 of the Periodic Table. How many valence electrons does it have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

11

147.

An atom that has an unbalanced ratio of protons to neutrons is called:

a)

A anion

b)

A cation

c)

An isotope

d)

A radioactive isotope

148.

The maximum number of electrons that can fit in the first electron shell is:

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

9

149.

The behaviour of atoms is driven by the Octet Rule (8 electrons in the valence shell)

a)

True

b)

False

150.

Not all isotopes are radioactive

a)

True

b)

False

151.

the time on average that it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay.

a)

radioactivity

b)

radioactive isotope

c)

ion

d)

half-life

152.

The most dangerous radiation emitted from a radioactive isotope is:

a)

alpha radiation

b)

beta radiation

c)

gamma radiation

d)

uranium

153.

Which is an example of how we use electricity?

a)

Battery

b)

Solar panels

c)

Light bulb

d)

Wind turbine

154.

Electricity is a form of energy involving the flow of atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

155.

Electrical energy is generated by separating electric charges.

a)

True

b)

False

156.

What are the two types of electricity?

a)

Static and electrons

b)

Current and voltage

c)

Series and parallel

d)

Static and current

157.

What 3 things does a circuit need for current to flow?

a)

energy source, energy user, wires

b)

energy source, switch, wires

c)

energy source, energy user, switch

d)

energy user, switch, wires

158.

In a circuit diagram, this symbol represents a

a)

switch

b)

multimeter

c)

battery

d)

globe

159.

Which light globe(s) would never light up?

a)

A

b)

B,C,D

c)

A,B,C,D

d)

None

160.

Voltage is the measure of the...

a)

difference in electrical energy between 2 parts of a circuit

b)

amount of electric charge that flows through a circuit

161.

What is used to measure electric current?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Ammeter

c)

Wattmeter

d)

pH meter

162.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Simple

163.

In a series circuit, how is the brightness of a light globe affected when another globe is connected?

a)

It gets brighter

b)

It stays the same

c)

It gets dimmer

d)

It goes out

164.

Why are Christmas lights wired in parallel?

a)

It is cheaper to make

b)

You can make longer strands

c)

It uses less electricity

d)

If a light breaks, the others keep working

165.

If the current in an electrical circuit is constant, what will happen to the voltage if the resistance is increased?

a)

Voltage will increase

b)

Voltage will decrease

c)

Voltage will stay the same

166.

If you increase the voltage across a resistor, what will happen to the current?

a)

Current will increase

b)

Current will decrease

c)

Current will stay the same

167.

If you increase the size of the resistor and keep the voltage the same, what will happen to the current?

a)

Current will increase

b)

Current will decrease

c)

Current will stay the same

168.

Which of the following charge pairs would repel each other? (Choose all that apply)

a)

positive and negative

b)

negative and negative

c)

positive and positive

d)

negative and positive

169.

Determine how the following factor would affect the amount of resistance: longer wire

a)

increase resistance

b)

decrease resistance

c)

would not affect resistance

170.

Determine how the following factor would affect the amount of resistance: insulating material

a)

increase resistance

b)

decrease resistance

c)

would not affect resistance

171.

Determine how the following factor would affect the amount of resistance: thick wire

a)

increase resistance

b)

decrease resistance

c)

would not affect resistance

172.
The unit for current is the 
a)
Volt
b)
Ohm
c)
Electron
d)
Amp
173.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
174.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
175.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
176.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
177.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Simple

178.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
parallel
179.

In a series circuit, how is the brightness of a light bulb affected when another bulb is connected?

a)

It gets brighter

b)

It stays the same

c)

It gets dimmer

d)

It goes out

180.
In a ________ circuit there are multiple paths for the current to take.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
181.
In a _________ circuit, if one bulb goes out then the entire circuit doesn't work.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
182.

Which of the following materials that is not a good electrical conductor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
183.

Two unlike charges_________

a)

Attract each other

b)

Neutralize each other

c)

Repel each other

d)

Have no effect on each other

184.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
185.
The flow/movement of electric charges 
a)
Voltage
b)
Resistance 
c)
Current 
d)
Circuit 
186.

Which is the electrical symbol for a wire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
187.

Which is the electrical symbol for one battery?

a)
b)
c)
d)
188.

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

189.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

190.

The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch?

a)

The switch produced an electric current

b)

Closing the switch broke the circuit

c)

Closing the switch completed the circuit

d)

The switch did not make a difference

191.

How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

a)

There is static electricity

b)

There is too much dust in the air

c)

A parallel circuit was too long

d)

The person needs to wash his hair

192.
Thicker wires have _______ resistance than thinner wires.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
the same
193.
Electric current is measured in ______.
a)
Watts
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes
194.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
195.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
196.
Two objects with LIKE static charges will
a)
attract each other
b)
even out in the end
c)
repel each other
d)
cause a spark
197.
Is it possible to CREATE electrons?
a)
Yes, that's what static electricity is.
b)
No, you can move them, but they are never created or distroyed.
c)
Sometimes, it depends on the voltage.
d)
Sometimes, it depends on the element.
198.
What is voltage measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
199.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
200.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
201.
What is an electric circuit with more than one path for an electric current to flow?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Electric Current
c)
Eletromagnet
d)
Parallel Circuit
202.
What is an electric circuit with only one closed path of an electric current to follow?
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
c)
Electromagnet
d)
Voltage
203.
What happens when the north and south poles of two magnetic fields overlap?
a)
Attraction
b)
Repulsion
c)
Resistance
d)
Current
204.

If you add another bulb in parallel,_____

a)

The bulbs get brighter

b)

The bulbs get dimmer

c)

The bulb brightness stays the same

d)

All the bulbs will go out

205.

If the top bulb goes out,

a)

All the bulbs go out

b)

The other bulbs get dimmer

c)

There is no effect on the other bulbs

d)

The other bulbs get brighter

206.

If the middle bulb goes out, _______

a)

The other bulb gets brighter

b)

The other bulb goes out

c)

The other bulb's brightness stays the same

d)

The other bulb gets dimmer

207.

Devices in a parallel circuit receive

a)

equal current but different voltage

b)

equal voltage but different current

c)

equal voltage and equal current

d)

different voltage and different current

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