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- 1. Multiple Choice
What causes electricity?
The movement of negatively charged particles
The movement of positively charged particles
The abundance of conductors
The abundance of insulators
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a conductor?
Glass
Rubber
Quartz
Copper
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of an insulator?
Gold
Silver
Aluminium
Mica
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why do electricians always wrap wires in plastic?
Plastic comes in many different colors
Plastic is a good electrical conductor
Plastic makes the wires easy to bend
Plastic is a good electrical insulator
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?
Rubber
Metal
Newspaper
Glass
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following items would conduct electricity?
Aluminum ladder
Metal screwdriver
Wooden baseball bat
Rubber flip flops
- 7. Multiple Choice
How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?
There is static electricity
There is too much dust in the air
A parallel circuit was too long
The person needs to wash his hair
- 8. Multiple Choice
A penny is an example of
An insulator
an electron
a proton
a conductor
- 9. Multiple Choice
which of the following materials are best used as insulators?
Wood
Rubber
Metal
Plastic
- 10. Multiple Choice
The student arrived home and turned on a light switch, so she could see how to get to her bedroom. The switch allowed electricity to flow and was transformed into-
Light energy
mechanical energy
superior energy
radiant energy
- 11. Multiple Choice
The smallest unit of an element isAn electronA protonA neutronAn atom - 12. Multiple ChoiceIf an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...positivenegativeneutral or no chargeopposite
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat charge does a proton have?negative (-)positive (+)neutral or no charge (0)
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat charge does an electron have?negative (-)positive (+)neutral or no charge (0)
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
Like charges repelTrueFalse - 16. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
A positively charged object has lost electronsTrueFalse - 17. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False
A negatively charged object has lost protonsTrueFalse - 18. Multiple ChoiceMaterials that tightly hold on to their electrons are consideredGood conductorsGood insulatorsGood anti-static agentsUseful for storing charge
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMaterials that easily loose or accept electrons are consideredGood conductorsGood insulatorsGood anti-static agentsGood for storing charge
- 20. Multiple Choice
Only ____________________ can move from one another object to another object when rubbed.
neutron
electron
proton
- 21. Multiple Choice
There are two types of electrical charges :
positive charge
negative charge
neutral
non-moving charge
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