Your Name:
Instructions:
Read each question carefully and check the best answer. The first ten are True/False. The
next ten are multiple choice.
The last 3 questions should be completed on notebook paper and submitted separately.
Be sure your drawings are neat and easy to follow.
Don't forget to put your name on both papers.
1)
Electrons carry a negative charge.
True False
2)
Material through which electricity can flow easily is called an insulator.
True False
3)
Electricity is basically the movement of electrons.
True False
4)
Lightning is an example of current electricity.
True False
5)
A switch opens and closes an electric circuit.
True False
6)
You should never bring water near an electric appliance.
True False
7)
Wires that carry electric current in circuits must be good conductors.
True False
8)
Static electricity can be seen in the dark.
True False
9)
Warm, moist air is best to demonstrate static electricity.
True False
10)
Electricity flows from the shorter slot in a wall outlet.
True False
11)
Which of these things does a circuit need so that it can work properly?
Bulbs
Power supply
Crocodile clips
Plastic
12)
If a circuit is not complete, what happens?
It won't work
It works anyway
The bulbs glow
It might work
13)
What do cells (batteries) do in a circuit?
Nothing
Light up
Provide electricity
Use up electricity
14)
Which of these pairs of materials DO conduct electricity?
Plastic and Carbon
Metal and Carbon
Metal and Rubber
Carbon and Plastic
15)
Which of these things would make bulbs in a circuit get brighter?
Adding more bulbs
Using a more powerful cell
Adding more wires
Removing a cell
16)
If we add more bulbs to a circuit, what happens to the bulbs?
They go out
They get brighter
They get dimmer
They burn out
17)
Which item does not contain any switches?
A flashlight
A television
A cell
A cell phone
18)
When a switch is "closed" it means that.......
Electricity cannot flow through the switch
Electricity can flow through the switch
The circuit is broken
The switch is turned off
19)
A balloon is rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and placed next to some scraps of paper.
The paper moves towards the comb. The movement of the paper is caused by.........
chemical energy
magnetic attraction
mechanical energy
static electricity
20)
How do objects that are statically charged affect other objects?
Like charges push away and opposite charges attract.
Like charges attract and opposite charges push away.
There is no affect.
21)
Draw a simple circuit.
22)
Draw a series circuit.
23)
Draw a parallel circuit.