2021 test Electricity for L2 ell cloned 4/7/2021

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14 questions
Electricity Basics
1

What is electricity?

1

Electrons want to be where...

Conductors and Insulators
5

Label each component as either a conductor or an insulator

  • Copper wire
  • A rubber eraser
  • Your hand
  • A metal spoon
  • String
  • Conductor
  • Insulator
1

What does an electrical insulator do?

Circuits
1

If one lightbulb burns out, what happens to the other one in this diagram?

7

Match each component to its likely schematic symbol

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Switch
Lightbulb
Wire
Battery
3

Determine whether each circuit is parallel or series

  • Item 2
  • Parallel
  • Series
1

Your friend is trying to make a lightbulb light up but they are having trouble. What might you say to them to fix their circuit?

1

Your friend is trying to make a lightbulb light up but they are having trouble. What might you say to them to fix their circuit?

Safety and real world examples
2

Why would your ipad or phone stop working if you soaked it in water?


2

Your friends have gotten toast stuck in the toaster and are arguing about how to get it out. One friend wants to pry it out with a metal knife. When your other friend tries to warn him, he says that it's safe because he's wearing shoes, and that he really wants that toast. What could you say to keep your friend from doing something dumb?


Electromagnetism
3

An electric current can make a nail magnetic because...

2

Why is it dangerous to be in a boat during a lightning storm?

0

What is one thing about electricity that you would like to know more about if there was time?