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Ch. 9 Electricity Test

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The basics about electricity and circuits.
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Question 1

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Which of the following is a source of electricity?
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Question 2

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Look at the before and after pictures. What happened?
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  • Positively charged particles transferred from the towel to the balloon.
  • Negatively charge particles transferred from the towel to the balloon.
  • Nothing happened. They're both the same.

Question 3

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Label the parts of a circuit.
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  • light bulb
  • battery
  • switch
  • current
  • particle
  • wires

Question 4

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Batteries are not a source of electricity.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The steady flow of electric charges is called
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  • charges
  • current
  • particles

Question 6

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Which of the following is an example of an electrostatic discharge or the release of static electricity.
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Question 7

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Static electricity can happen when a person brushes their hair.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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An electric current needs a path to flow along, also called a . . .
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  • circuit
  • battery
  • power source

Question 9

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Examples of conductors are:
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  • dry wood and most plastics
  • copper and steel
  • drinking water and rubber

Question 10

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Substances that do not allow electricity to pass through them are:
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  • conductors
  • cells
  • insulators

Question 11

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If you were going to build an electrical circuit, which of the following items would NOT be part of it?
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  • Power source, such as a battery
  • Electrical appliance, such as a light bulb
  • Wires made of gold
  • Wires made of plastic

Question 12

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Unlike charges will . . .
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  • repel
  • attract
  • do nothing

Question 13

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Why are electrical wires covered with plastic or rubber?
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  • Plastic and rubber are nice materials to touch.
  • Smooth materials keep wires warm.
  • Plastic and rubber are good electrical insulators.

Question 14

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Which of the following does a light bulb do?
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  • Change electrical energy into light energy
  • Change light energy into electrical energy
  • Change light energy into thermal energy

Question 15

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To repel means to . . .
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  • jump
  • Push away
  • Pull to you

Question 16

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Static electricity flows in the same direction.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Like charges will . . .
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Like+Charges (binary/octet-stream)
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  • repel
  • attract
  • do nothing
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