Level I

Science Basic Questions

Ch.3 Sec 3.4

3.4 Electricity

LP1: Explain how atoms become electricity charged.

1. Electrical energy depends on

a. the number of atoms available
b. the ability of protons to be transferred between atoms.
c. the ability of electric charge to move
d. whether or not the nucleus is surrounded by electrons.

2. In atoms, ( positive / negative ) protons in the nucleus are surrounded by ( positive / negative )
electrons.

3. State whether the following are true or false.

a. ______ Protons are positive
b. ______ Atoms are uncharged
c. ______ Atoms have more electrons than protons
d. ______ Protons can be transferred between atoms
e. ______ Electrons can be transferred between atoms

4. An atom becomes ( positive / negative ) when it loses electrons. An atom becomes ( positive /
negative ) when it gains electrons.

LP2: Define static electricity and describe how charges of different types interact.

1. Define static electricity.

___________________________________________________________________________

2. A material will become positively charged when it loses ________ and negatively charged when
it gains ________.

3. State whether the following objects will attract or repel each other.

a. ________ positively charged object and another positively charged object.

b. ________ negatively charged object and another negatively charged object.

 c. ________ positively charged object and a negatively charged object.

d. ________ negatively charged object and a positively charged object.

LP3: Define current electricity and circuit and describe when charges move in a circuit.

1. ____________ is the energy of steadily moving electric charge.

2. ____________ is a pathway for electrons.

3. Electric devices use ________ as a source of energy.

a. current electricity
b. static electricity
c. circuit
d. nuclear electricity
e. light electricity

4. ____________ make up the moving electric charge of current electricity.

a. protons
b. atoms
c. bonds
d. electrons
e. circuits

5. When a circuit is _________, the electrons can move in a complete loop and the electric device
will be ( on / off ). When it is _________, the electric devices will be ( on / off ).

LP4: Define resistance, conductors, and insulators and give examples of each.

LP5: Define resistor and electric cell and describe their functions.

1. Match

1. ______ a device that limits how many electrons can pass through a a. resistance
circuit in a given amount of time.

2. ______ a device that changes stored chemical energy into current b. electrical conductor
electricity.

3. ______ a measure of how much a material opposes the movement c. electric cell
of electrons.

4. ______ a material through which electrons cannot move easily d. battery

5. ______ good electrical insulators e. plastic

6. ______ good electrical conductors f. resistors

 7. ______ a material through which electrons can move easily g. thin wire

8. ______ the resistor in a light bulb that changes electricity into h. electrical insulator
light energy and thermal energy.

9. ______ a common energy source i. metal

2. True or False

a. _______ resistor can change electricity into other forms of energy.

b. _______ the wires in a circuit have high resistance.

c. _______ electrons cannot move through a circuit without an energy source.

d. _______ electrons can move through all materials equally

LP6: Define series circuit and describe how electrons move through it.

LP7: Define parallel circuit and describe how electrons move through it

1. Define series circuit.

____________________________________________________________________

2. Define parallel circuit.

____________________________________________________________________

3. Answer true or false

a. _______ each device may be in a separate loop in a series circuit.

b. _______ if one loop in a parallel circuit is broken, the electrons cannot flow through
the circuit.
c. _______ electrons move away from the negative end through wires.
d. _______ electrons complete the loop in a circuit by going from the positive end to the
negative end.
e. ___________Parts of a circuit can be connected in series or in parallel.
f. ___________A series circuit has more than one pathway for electrons.
g. ___________An electric cell has a positive end only.

h. ___________Electrons pass through all devices in a series circuit.

 i. ___________If one device is removed or broken, electrons cannot flow in a series.

circuit.

LP8: Define magnetism and explain the interaction between magnets and between magnets
and other materials.

LP9: Explain how an electromagnet, a motor and a generator work.

1. ________ is a push or pull that exists between a magnet and certain materials.

2. Answer true or false.

a. _______ All magnets have a north pole and a south pole.
b. _______ Opposite poles attract each other.
c. _______ Like poles attract each other.
d. _______ Magnets can push on objects that are not magnets.
e. _______ Magnets can pull on objects that contain iron or cobalt.
f. _______ Magnets must touch the object / magnet to act on it.
g. __________ The magnetic push or pull of a magnet is strongest at its pole.
h. __________ The north poles of two magnets push away from each other.
i. __________ A paper clip is picked up by a magnet because it may contain iron or
cobalt.

3. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below.

magnetic generators magnetism kinetic

electromagnet electrons motor current

a. ________ moving through a coiled wire can cause ________.

b. An _______ is a magnet made by coiling a wire around an iron bar.

c. When electric charge flows through the wire, the iron bar and the wire become

_______.

d. When the electromagnet turns, it changes _______ electricity into _______ energy.
 e. _______ are devices that change kinetic energy into current electricity.

f. A device that changes current electricity into mechanical kinetic energy is called

_____________.

4. Fill in the blanks about motors.

a. Motors contain ___________________ magnet and ___________________.

b. The poles of the regular magnet ________________ the poles of the

electromagnet, causing the electromagnet to _________________.

c. The turning of the electromagnet changes _______________________ into

____________________.

5. Fill in the blanks (about generators)

a. The components of a generator are : ____________________ and

_________________.

b. In generator:

i. A __________________ is turned between the ______________ of the

magnet.

ii. Moving the wire between magnetic poles causes __________________ to

flow through the wire.

iii. _______________________ is produced as the wire turns.