Answer Key Quiz Discovering Electricity Year 7
Answer Key Quiz Discovering Electricity Year 7
a) Volts
b) Ohms
c) Amperes
d) Watts
a) Ammeter
b) Voltmeter
c) Ohmmeter
d) Thermometer
3. What happens to the brightness of bulbs in a series circuit when more bulbs are
added?
a) Brighter
b) Dimmer
c) No change
d) Explodes
a) Physical model
b) Abstract model
c) Scientific model
d) Mechanical model
a) Rubber
b) Plastic
c) Copper
d) Glass
a) Heating a wire
b) Rubbing two objects together
c) Connecting a battery
d) Closing a switch
a) Voltmeter
b) Ammeter
c) Ohmmeter
d) Multimeter
a) Amperes
b) Volts
c) Ohms
d) Watts
True or False:
False
1. Current is measured in volts. _______________
2. A switch can turn a circuit on and off. True
_______________
False
3. More components in a circuit make a bulb brighter. _______________
4. An ammeter is connected in series with a circuit. _______________
True
True
5. Voltage is the force that pushes electrons around a circuit. _______________
False
6. A circuit with a break can still conduct electricity. _______________
True
7. Parallel circuits have the same voltage across each branch. _______________
8. Resistance is measured using a voltmeter. _______________
False
9. Insulators allow electricity to flow easily. _______________
False
10. Static electricity is produced when two objects are rubbed together.
True
_______________
Volts (V)
1. The unit of voltage is ___________.
2. A ___________
ammeter measures the flow of electric current.
3. A circuit diagram is an example of an ___________
abstract model.
4. Adding more branches to a ___________
parallel circuit does not affect brightness.
resistance
5. The ability of a material to stop current from flowing is called ___________.
rubbed
6. Static electricity is produced when two objects are ___________ together.
current/electricityflows through it.
7. A bulb lights up when ___________
parallel
8. A voltmeter must be connected in ___________ to the component.
conductor
9. A material that allows electricity to flow easily is a ___________.
ohms
10. The unit of electrical resistance is ___________.
Drawing Questions:
1. Draw a series circuit with a battery, two buzzers, an open switch, an ammeter, and 2
voltmeters.
2. Draw a series circuit with a cell, a motor, a closed switch, an ammeter, and a
voltmeter.
3. Draw a parallel circuit with a cell, 3 bulbs, an open switch, an ammeter, and 3
voltmeters.
4. Draw a parallel circuit with a battery, a bulb, a buzzer, 2 motors, a closed switch, an
ammeter, and 4 voltmeters.
1. 2.
3. 4.