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electricity Grade 4

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a flow of charged particles called?

a)

Electric current

b)

Electric circuit

c)

Electrons

d)

Electric switch

2.

A path that electricity can flow through is called

a)

An electric current

b)

An electric circuit

c)

A wire

d)

A load

3.

A circuit in which a bulb lights up must be:

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Have a switch

d)

Open or closed

4.

A circuit can be opened or closed using a

a)

Load

b)

Connector

c)

Switch

d)

Wire

5.

Electricity can be dangerous because

a)

It is powerful

b)

It can make you sick

c)

It can give you an electric shock

d)

It is hot

6.

Look at this circuit

a)

is it an open circuit?

b)

Is it a closed circuit?

7.

This circuit

a)

Has one break

b)

Has many breaks

c)

Has no breaks

8.

In this circuit

a)

The bulb will light up

b)

The bulb will not light up

9.

Which of the following are dangers associated with electricity?

a)

Wet hands

b)

Uncovered wires

c)

Broken plugs

d)

All of the above

10.

Atoms usually have the ............. number of positive(+) and negative(-) particles.

a)

same

b)

different

11.

Static electricity happens when positive and negative charges .......................

a)

balanced

b)

no longer balance

12.

................. an electric charge in motion.

a)

Electric current

b)

static

13.

An electric current flows .........................from one place to another.

a)

slowly

b)

gradually

c)

quickly and invisibly

14.

Atoms with opposite charges will ..........................

a)

attract

b)

repel

15.

........................ is the tiny building blocks of everything.

a)

element

b)

Atom

c)

electrons

d)

ball

16.

Atom has different charged particles they are ................................

a)

no charge only

b)

negative charges only

c)

positive charges only

d)

positive, negative and no charge particles

17.
A/an _________________ is an object that will allow electricity to flow through it.
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
18.

A/an _________________ is a material that will not allow electricity to flow through it or would flow with difficulty

a)
insulator
b)
conductor
19.
Identify the insulator below.
a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Glass

20.
Identify the insulator below.
a)
aluminum foil
b)

paperclip

c)

rubber boots

21.

Identify the conductor below.

a)

cloth

b)

plastic

c)

metal

22.

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)

The person needs to wash his hair.

23.

Identify the part of the circuit that is labeled 1.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

24.

If the light is on, the circuit is _________________.

a)

closed

b)

open

25.

If the light is off, the circuit is ______________.

a)

closed

b)

open

26.

What would best complete this circuit?

a)

A wire

b)

A switch

c)

A battery

d)

A light bulb

27.

How could you make this circuit work?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Take out the bulbs

c)

Add another battery

d)

Add another bulb

28.
A closed path that electric current flows is a
a)
circuit
b)
wire
c)
track
d)
hallway
29.
How do wires work?
a)
they become an electrical charge
b)
they bend electricity easily
c)
they keep the charge from moving randomly
d)
they allow a current of electricity to flow 
30.

In which of the following circuits will all of the remaining light bulbs go out if bulb 3 burns out?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

What happens if there is a break at any point in a series circuit?

a)

no current flows

b)

current flows through an alternative path

c)

resistance goes to infinity

d)

current reverses direction

32.

Which of the following is an example of a resistor?

a)

battery

b)

light bulb

c)

wire

d)

switch

33.
this circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
34.

Which type of Circuit is shown

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

35.
What part of a circuit is this object?
a)
energy source
b)
energy receiver
c)
electrical conductor
d)
switch
36.

This symbol is:

a)

Batteries

b)

Wire

c)

Switch

37.

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four