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Electricity and Circuits Practice

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The higher the ______________________ is, the lower the current.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

power

d)

capacitance

2.

As the ______________________ increases, so does the current.

a)

voltage

b)

resistance

c)

temperature

d)

length

3.

When you rub a balloon on your hair, ______________________ is charging your hair.

a)

friction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

4.

______________________ is the region around a charged object where a force is exerted on other objects.

a)
electric field
b)

electric force

c)

electric current

d)

electric circuit

5.

______________________ is the force between two charged objects.

a)

electric force

b)

gravitational force

c)

magnetic force

d)

nuclear force

6.

Electrons moving in a wire make up ______________________.

a)

electric current

b)

magnetic field

c)

sound waves

d)

light energy

7.

Electric current is expressed in ______________________.

a)

amps

b)

volts

c)

ohms

d)

watts

8.

When your clothes come out of the dryer stuck together, they stick together because they are full of ______________________.

a)

static electricity

b)

water vapor

c)

fabric softener

d)

heat

9.

A path that an electric current follows is a _____________________.

a)

circuit

b)

battery

c)

switch

d)

resistor

10.

A _____________________ supplies energy to move electricity through a circuit.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

11.

_____________________ are materials that electrical current cannot pass through.

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Metals

d)

Semiconductors

12.

_____________________ are materials that electrical current can easily pass through.

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Resistors

13.

_____________________ and _____________________ are examples of materials that are conductors.

a)

Copper and silver

b)

Rubber and glass

c)

Copper and glass

d)

Silver and rubber

14.

_____________________ and _____________________ are examples of materials that are insulators.

a)

Rubber and plastic

b)

Copper and plastic

c)

Glass and silver

d)

Aluminum and steel

15.

A _____________________ is a material that cuts down the flow of current, but does not stop it.

a)

resistor

b)

conductor

c)

insulator

d)

capacitor

16.

A _____________________ circuit is a circuit in which electrical current can follow in one direction

a)

series

b)

open

c)

broken

d)

paralell

17.

A _____________________ circuit is a circuit in which electrical current has more than one path to follow.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

open

d)

closed

18.

Lightning is an example of _____________________.

a)

electric discharge

b)

electric force

c)

electric field