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Electricity - Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the effect of changing the wire in a circuit from a thick wire to a thin wire?

a)

The overloaded bulb will blow out.

b)

The bulb brightness stays the same.

c)

The bulbs become dimmer.

d)

The bulbs become brighter.

2.

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

3.

What type of circuit is shown in the image?

a)

series

b)

parallel

4.

Which of the following best describes what is being created in the picture?

a)

static electricity

b)

potential energy

c)

magnetic field

5.

Which electromagnet can lift more paperclips?

a)

example W

b)

example x

6.

Which of the following best describes what happens if you increase the number of turns of wire in an electromagnet?

a)

the wire burns up

b)

the magnetic field gets bigger

c)

the magnet weakens

d)

the poles reverse

7.
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
8.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
9.
Lightning is an example of _________.
a)
static electricity
b)
current electricity
c)
watts
d)
voltage
10.
As the resistance in a circuit increases, the electric current __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
11.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
12.

If the light bulb in the middle burned out, what would happen to the other two?

a)

The light bulb to the left would stay lit, but the one to the right would turn off.

b)

They would both stay lit.

c)

The light bulb to the right would stay lit, but the one to the left would turn off.

d)

They would both turn off.

13.

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

14.

Which light globe(s) would never light up?

a)

A

b)

B,C,D

c)

A,B,C,D

d)

None

15.

The parts of an atom which move from one atom to the next to create a flow of electricity

a)

current

b)

electron

c)

proton

d)

neutron

16.

A device that moves a magnet to produce an electric current is known as-

a)

electrical generator

b)

electric motor

c)

electromagnet

d)

transformer

17.

The type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current is called an-

a)

horseshoe magnet

b)

bar magnet

c)

refrigerator magnet

d)

electromagnet

18.

To create a powerful electromagnet, select wire at a _______ diameter and a create ________ loops on a metal rod.

a)

small; less

b)

small ; more

c)

large ; less

d)

large ; more

19.

In a series circuit what happens when you add another bulb?

a)

The bulbs gets brighter

b)

The bulbs gets dimmer

c)

Nothing changes

20.
Sally is creating a model to show what happens when electricity is used.  She decided to show the motor spinning below as her model. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Electric energy is transformed into energy of motion.
b)
Heat energy is transformed into energy of motion.
c)
Heat energy is transformed into electric energy.
d)
Electric energy is transformed into light energy.