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Electricity Review Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sliding down a slide and creating an electric charge is an example of -
a)
Static Electricity
b)
Lightning
c)
Current Electricity
d)
Electromagnet
2.
True or False: Lightning is a form of "Static Electricity"?
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A(n) __________________ will allow the flow of electricity.
a)
Open Circuit
b)
Closed Circuit
4.
Which diagram shows an "Open Circuit"?
a)
A
b)
B
5.
Which diagram shows a "Closed Circuit"?
a)
A
b)
B
6.
Metals, like copper wire, allow electrical energy to move through, and are examples of -
a)
Static Electricity
b)
Insulators
c)
Conductors
d)
Electromagnets
7.
Rubber, plastic, and wood are examples of -
a)
Static Electricity
b)
Insulators
c)
Conductors
d)
Electromagnets
8.
The magnetic fields of any magnet are strongest around -
a)
The center
b)
Both South and North Poles
c)
Only the South Poles
d)
Only the North Poles
9.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Metal

c)

Newspaper

d)

Glass

10.

Which of the following items would conduct electricity?

a)

Aluminum ladder

b)

Metal screwdriver

c)

Wooden baseball bat

d)

Rubber flip flops

11.

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

12.

which of the following materials are best used as insulators?

a)

Wood

b)

Rubber

c)

Metal

d)

Plastic

13.

In this picture, the iron filings show the shape of the magnetic -

a)

pole

b)

core

c)

field

d)

axis

14.

Which would make the strongest electromagnet?

a)

A battery with 4 wire coils around a nail

b)

A battery with 6 wire coils around a nail

c)

A battery 10 wire coils around a nail

d)

A battery with 8 wire coils around a nail

15.

After returning from a winter vacation, a boy wanted to heat his home using electricity. The electricity was transformed into -

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Superior energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Light energy

16.

The space around a magnet where the force of the magnet can act is called-

a)

static electricity

b)

lightning

c)

a magnetic field

d)

resistance

17.

This is an example of a ________ circuit.

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Open and Closed

18.

This is an example of a ________ circuit.

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Open and Closed

19.

In a lamp, electrical energy is transformed into ______ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

radiant

c)

chemical

20.

A simple circuit consists of a _____ (Pick 3)

a)

rod

b)

battery

c)

bulb

d)

bell

e)

wire

21.

Wrapping a wire around iron and creating a closed circuit is an example of a simple_________.

a)

solar panel

b)

circuit

c)

battery

d)

electromagnet

22.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed. Energy can be transformed. What does "transform" mean?

a)

change shape

b)

change speed

c)

change direction

d)

change form

23.

Which item is designed to turn electrical energy into heat energy?

a)

telephone

b)

alarm clock

c)

hair dryer

d)

fan

24.

What attracts paper to a ballon?

a)

current electricity

b)

static electricity

c)

magnetism

d)

potiental energy

25.

The transfer of negatively charged particles between materials is called _______________________.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

static electricity

d)

thermal energy

26.

Which of these is NOT an example of static electricity?

a)

getting a shock when touching a door knob

b)

pedaling a bicycle

c)

clothes sticking together when coming out of a dryer

d)

lightning

27.

When using a fan, electrical energy is transformed into _____________________ energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

radiant

c)

thermal

28.

When an electric current flows through a wire wrapped around an iron nail, what is formed?

a)

lightning

b)

open circuit

c)

electromagnet