Electricity Test

Name_Key

I. Multiple Choice:
______b____1. What kind of circuit allows electricity to flow?
a. closed circuit

b. open circuit

c. front circuit

d. back circuit

_____d____2. Which is NOT an example of static electricity?

a. socks sticking together in the dryer
b. lightning
c. a balloon sticking to the wall
d. turning on a light
_____b____3. Which scientist invented the light bulb?
a. Ben Franklin

b. Thomas Edison

c. Michael Faraday

_____a_____4. Which scientist discovered lightning is a form of electricity?

a. Ben Franklin

b. Thomas Edison

c. Michael Faraday

_____c____5. Which part of the atom is responsible for creating electricity?

a. neutron

b. proton

c. electron

d. photon

II. Matching
__D_1. Conductor

A. part of atom with no charge

__E__2. Insulator

B. a circuit that only has ONE path

__B_3. Series Circuit

C. part of atom with positive (+) charge

__G_4. Parallel Circuit

D. an item that will let electrons flow through it

___C_5. Proton

E. an item that will NOT allow electricity flow through it

___F_6. Electron

F. part of atom with negative (-) charge

___A__7. Neutron

G. a circuit that has MORE THAN ONE path for electricity

III. For each item, write the word Conductor/Insulator

_________I________________7. Toothpick
_________C________________8. Paperclip
__________I_______________9. Eraser
___________I______________10. Glass
____________C_____________11. Quarter
____________C_____________12. Gold
____________I_____________13. Plastic Bottle

IV. Look at each diagram carefully. Write whether or not the circuit is OPEN or
CLOSED.

14.

___Closed_______________

15.

___Open________________

V. Identify each circuits as a series or parallel and write a sentence telling why. Use a
capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end.
Type of Circuit: _____Parallel______________________

Why?__________________________________________________________________

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Type of Circuit: ____ _______________________

Why?__________________________________________________________________

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