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Electricity and Circuits Quiz
Circuits, conductors, insulators, batteries, switches and static electricity.
- 🎓 Grades 4–5
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 4-PS3-2
- ❓ 20 questions
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What is a circuit?
- A A type of battery
- B A path that electricity flows through
- C A light bulb only
- D A kind of magnet
What kind of circuit lets electricity flow?
- A Closed circuit
- B Broken circuit
- C Open circuit
- D Empty circuit
What does a switch do?
- A Makes electricity
- B Measures heat
- C Stores energy
- D Opens or closes a circuit
Which material is a good conductor of electricity?
- A Rubber
- B Plastic
- C Wood
- D Copper
Which material is a good insulator?
- A Copper
- B Aluminum
- C Iron
- D Rubber
Why are wires covered in plastic?
- A Plastic makes electricity
- B Plastic insulates and keeps us safe
- C Plastic is a conductor
- D Plastic makes wires hot
What does a battery store?
- A Sound
- B Light only
- C Water
- D Chemical energy
A circuit with only one path for electricity is a…
- A Open loop
- B Short path
- C Parallel circuit
- D Series circuit
A circuit with more than one path for electricity is a…
- A Closed loop only
- B Parallel circuit
- C Series circuit
- D Static circuit
In a series circuit, what happens if one bulb burns out?
- A The wires melt
- B Nothing changes
- C All the bulbs go out
- D The others get brighter
Rubbing a balloon on your hair builds up…
- A Current electricity
- B Light energy
- C Magnetism
- D Static electricity
Lightning is a giant spark of…
- A Static electricity
- B Sound
- C Wind
- D Magnetism
What do power plants make?
- A Electricity
- B Water
- C Food
- D Rocks
What energy change happens in a light bulb?
- A Light to sound
- B Sound to electrical
- C Heat to chemical
- D Electrical to light and heat
What unit measures the push of electricity, like on a battery?
- A Pound
- B Volt
- C Liter
- D Meter
Which device changes electricity into motion?
- A Light bulb
- B Switch
- C Electric motor
- D Battery
Which is a safe rule with electricity?
- A Put metal in outlets
- B Keep electric devices away from water
- C Touch wires with wet hands
- D Pull plugs by the cord
What flows through a wire in an electric current?
- A Air
- B Water
- C Light
- D Electrons
Which energy source makes electricity from sunlight?
- A Solar panel
- B Gas stove
- C Candle
- D Coal
Which part of a circuit is the energy source?
- A Wire
- B Battery
- C Switch
- D Bulb
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