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Circuit review at a 2.5 level

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following materials is an electrical conductor?

a)

Plastic spoon

b)

Silver-colored plastic spoon

c)

copper spoon

d)

wooden spoon

2.

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

a)

An electrical conductor

b)

An electrical insulator

c)

An electrical source

d)

An electric appliance

3.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

a)

series circuit

b)

closed circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

light bulb

4.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

a)

conductor

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

5.
An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
a)
Point D to Point C
b)
Point B to Point C
c)
Point A to Point D
d)
Point B to Point D
6.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
7.
Which of the following can work as an energy source?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
8.
Which bulbs will light?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 2
9.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
10.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
11.

Why is electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it look pretty

b)

To help electricity flow along the wire

c)

To make it safe

d)

To add more energy

12.

It is a peace of plastic with many holes

a)

Breadboard

b)

Resistor

c)

Capacitor

d)

All of the above

13.

Electric current is measured in

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Light years

d)

Micro Seconds

14.

The LED may burst if the voltage of battery is high

a)

True

b)

False

15.

It is used to restrict the flow of current to electrical components in a circuit.

a)

Resistor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Breadboard

d)

Battery

16.

What is this?

a)

Resistor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Rolling pin

d)

Battery

17.

What's this?

a)

Breadboard

b)

Workspace

c)

Plastic box

d)

None of the above

18.

1. What does an LED stand for?

a)

a) Light Emitting Data

b)

b) Light Emitting Diode

c)

c) Light Emitting Display

d)

d) Light Emitting Detector

19.

2. What is the purpose of a resistor in an electronic circuit?

a)

a) To store electrical energy

b)

b) To control the current flow

c)

c) To increase the voltage

d)

d) To decrease the resistance

20.

4. What is the unit of electric current?

a)

a) Ampere

b)

b) Watt

c)

c) Volt

d)

d) Ohm

21.

8. What is the unit of electrical resistance?

a)

a) Ampere

b)

b) Watt

c)

c) Volt

d)

d) Ohm

22.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
LED
b)
LDR
c)
Lamp
d)
Loudspeaker
23.

Will the light bulb in this circuit light? Why or why not?

a)

yes, because it has two batteries

b)

no, because the switch is open

c)

yes, because it is in a circuit

d)

no, because the bulb is burned out

24.
Electric current is the flow of:
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
none of these
25.

Mason, Mia, and Maya are working on a science project. They are using a multimeter and notice the symbol 'V' on the display. What does this symbol represent in their experiment?

a)

Velocity

b)

Vibration

c)

Voltage

d)

Volume

26.

Arjun is working on a science project and he uses a multimeter. He sees the symbol 'A' on the multimeter display. What does this symbol represent in his experiment?

a)

It represents the resistance measurement in ohms

b)

It represents the current measurement in amperes

c)

It represents the voltage measurement in volts

d)

It represents the frequency measurement in hertz

27.

David is working on a science project and he uses a multimeter. He sees the symbol 'Ω' on the multimeter display. What does this symbol represent?

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Frequency

28.

Abigail is learning about electricity in her physics class. Her teacher, Daniel, shows the class a multimeter and points to the 'DC' symbol on its display. He asks Arjun, 'What does the 'DC' symbol on this multimeter represent?'

a)

Direct current

b)

Digital clock

c)

Double capacity

d)

Data center

29.

Rohan, Anika, and Jackson are working on a science project involving a multimeter. They see the symbol 'AC' on the multimeter display. What does this symbol represent?

a)

Air conditioning

b)

Alternating current

c)

Direct current

d)

Analog clock

30.

True or false; Alternating current comes from a power source like a battery or solar cells.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which best describes direct current?

a)

An audio or radio signal

b)

Reverses direction many times a second

c)

Measures magnitude of earthquakes

d)

Electric current only flows in one direction

32.

The multimeter should always be set ______ than/with the indicated value.

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

c)

Twice

d)

The same

33.

What will appear to the display if the probes are connected in reverse?

a)

A positive reading

b)

A "twice the value" reading

c)

A negative reading

d)

An infinity symbol

34.

what links the yellow holes together?

a)

connected metal clips

b)

nothing connects them

c)

plastic

d)

none of these

35.

What will happen if you forget to include one of these in the circuit?

a)

The current will go too fast

b)

The LED will burn out

c)

The circuit will overload

d)

All of the above

36.
Which leg of the LED is the positive side? 
a)
The longer one
b)
The shorter one
c)
There is no positive side
d)
They are both positive, I'm positive of it. 
37.
Name another space that would be connected to A4:
a)
A6
b)
A14
c)
C4
d)
B5