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Basics of Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the device called that stores energy and provides voltage to push the current in a circuit?

a)

Resistor

b)

Battery

c)

Conductor

d)

Insulator

2.

What is the flow of electricity through a circuit similar to?

a)

Air through a balloon

b)

Water through a pipe

c)

Light through a window

d)

Sound through a wall

3.

Which material stops electricity from flowing, like rubber?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Battery

d)

Electromagnet

4.

What is a magnet created by electricity flowing through a wire called?

a)

Permanent magnet

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Static magnet

d)

Battery

5.

What is the force that pushes the current through the circuit, similar to water pressure?

a)

Resistance

b)

Voltage

c)

Charge

d)

Current

6.

What slows down the current in a circuit, like a narrow pipe?

a)

Resistance

b)

Voltage

c)

Battery

d)

Conductor

7.

What is a tiny particle with a negative charge that moves through a circuit?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Atom

8.

What is the path that electricity follows, which must be complete for current to flow?

a)

Circuit

b)

Battery

c)

Insulator

d)

Magnet

9.

What property of particles causes them to attract or repel each other?

a)

Resistance

b)

Charge

c)

Voltage

d)

Current

10.

Which material lets electricity flow easily, like metal?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Battery

d)

Magnet

11.

What type of electricity stays in one place, like the shock from a doorknob?

a)

Current electricity

b)

Static electricity

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Resistance

12.

Which of the following is NOT necessary for electric current to flow in a circuit?

a)

Complete path

b)

Battery

c)

Insulator

d)

Conductor

13.

What is the term for the movement of electrons through a conductor?

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Charge

14.

Which of the following increases when the resistance in a circuit increases, assuming voltage stays the same?

a)

Current

b)

Charge

c)

Resistance

d)

Electron speed

15.

If a circuit is broken, what happens to the electric current?

a)

It increases

b)

It stops

c)

It reverses

d)

It becomes static

16.

Which of the following is an example of a conductor?

a)

Glass

b)

Rubber

c)

Copper

d)

Plastic

17.

What is the unit of electric current?

a)

Volt

b)

Ohm

c)

Ampere

d)

Watt

18.

What happens to the current in a circuit if the voltage increases and resistance stays the same? (Use Ohm's Law: I=VRI = \frac{V}{R} )

a)

Current decreases

b)

Current stays the same

c)

Current increases

d)

Current stops

19.

Which of the following best describes resistance in a circuit?

a)

The ability to store energy

b)

The force that pushes current

c)

The property that slows down current

d)

The flow of electrons

20.

What is required for an electromagnet to work?

a)

Static electricity

b)

Flow of electric current

c)

Insulator

d)

Resistance