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WorksheetsBasics of Electricity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the device called that stores energy and provides voltage to push the current in a circuit?
Resistor
Battery
Conductor
Insulator
What is the flow of electricity through a circuit similar to?
Air through a balloon
Water through a pipe
Light through a window
Sound through a wall
Which material stops electricity from flowing, like rubber?
Conductor
Insulator
Battery
Electromagnet
What is a magnet created by electricity flowing through a wire called?
Permanent magnet
Electromagnet
Static magnet
Battery
What is the force that pushes the current through the circuit, similar to water pressure?
Resistance
Voltage
Charge
Current
What slows down the current in a circuit, like a narrow pipe?
Resistance
Voltage
Battery
Conductor
What is a tiny particle with a negative charge that moves through a circuit?
Proton
Electron
Neutron
Atom
What is the path that electricity follows, which must be complete for current to flow?
Circuit
Battery
Insulator
Magnet
What property of particles causes them to attract or repel each other?
Resistance
Charge
Voltage
Current
Which material lets electricity flow easily, like metal?
Insulator
Conductor
Battery
Magnet
What type of electricity stays in one place, like the shock from a doorknob?
Current electricity
Static electricity
Electromagnetism
Resistance
Which of the following is NOT necessary for electric current to flow in a circuit?
Complete path
Battery
Insulator
Conductor
What is the term for the movement of electrons through a conductor?
Voltage
Current
Resistance
Charge
Which of the following increases when the resistance in a circuit increases, assuming voltage stays the same?
Current
Charge
Resistance
Electron speed
If a circuit is broken, what happens to the electric current?
It increases
It stops
It reverses
It becomes static
Which of the following is an example of a conductor?
Glass
Rubber
Copper
Plastic
What is the unit of electric current?
Volt
Ohm
Ampere
Watt
What happens to the current in a circuit if the voltage increases and resistance stays the same? (Use Ohm's Law: I=RV )
Current decreases
Current stays the same
Current increases
Current stops
Which of the following best describes resistance in a circuit?
The ability to store energy
The force that pushes current
The property that slows down current
The flow of electrons
What is required for an electromagnet to work?
Static electricity
Flow of electric current
Insulator
Resistance
