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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is electricity?
an object that electrons do not flow through
energy created by moving charged particles
when two objects repel each other
a circuit that has only one path for electricity to flow
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an insulator?
an eraser
a wire
a penny
a metal spoon
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a conductor?
wood
rubber
metal
plastic
- 4. Multiple Choice
This picture shows a circuit that is
closed
open
an insulator
static electricity
- 5. Multiple Choice
What kind of electricity is natural (example: lightning)?
current electricity
static electricity
power source
insulator
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a fuse?
to break the circuit and turn the power off if there is too much power being run
to add more power to the circuit
to be a conductor
to be an insulator
- 7. Multiple Choice
A parallel circuit has more than one path for electricity to flow
true
false
- 8. Multiple Choice
Imagine you are creating a circuit. It works and the light bulb turns on. Then you add a piece of plastic to the circuit, and the light bulb does not turn on. We can infer that the plastic is
an insulator
a conductor
an electron
static electricity
- 9. Multiple Choice
If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is
open
closed
- 10. Multiple Choice
Items that have the same charge will do what?
attract
repel
- 11. Multiple Choice
Items that have opposite charges do what?
attract
repel
nothing changes
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a device that supplies the power to an electric circuit (for example: a battery)?
electron
atom
power source
fuse
- 13. Multiple Choice
What type of electric circuit only has ONE path for the electricity to flow?
series
parallel
open
none of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Electrons will move easily through Aluminum. Based on this, we know Aluminum is a(n)
conductor
insulator
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of static electricity?
Neutrons are located in the center of an atom
A light bulb turns on when the circuit is closed
An electromagnet picks up metal objects
a boy shocks his sister after sliding his feet across the carpet
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the build up of electrical charges in one place called?
neutrons
static electricity
insulator
conductor
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