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3 Electricity
Released Test Questions 2002-2012
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Circuits
1. Which of these best
completes the circuit?
(2008 test question 38)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rubber band
Metal nail
Leather shoelace
Wooden toothpick
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rubber
Glass
Metal
Newspaper
a.
b.
c.
d.
parallel circuit
series circuit
closed circuit
short circuit
4. A fifth-grade class
constructed this circuit.
Which of these objects
most likely made the light
glow when connected to
points X and Y?
(2010 test question 27)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plastic straw
Cotton string
Aluminum foil
Rubber eraser
Conductors / Insulators
6. Which of these substances conducts electricity the
best?
(2007 test question 37)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wood
Brick
Copper
Plastic
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Aluminum
Tin
Rubber
Water
a.
b.
c.
d.
electromagnet
insulator
circuit
current
a.
b.
c.
d.
a. Rubber ball,
plastic comb, nail
b. Paper clip, penny,
screw
c. Cork, dollar bill,
tweezers
d. Pencil, eraser,
spoon
Static Electricity
12. Early scientists most likely saw a discharge of
electricity for the first time when observing a
(2011 test question 4)
a.
b.
c.
d.
waterfall
rainbow
lightning storm
volcano erupting
a.
b.
c.
d.
13.
Benjamin Franklin conducted
this famous experiment that showed
lightning was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Electromagnetism
gravity
water
magnetism
electricity
Salt
Iron filings
Sand
Soil
19. In this picture, the iron filings show the shape of the
magnetic
(2003 test question )
a.
b.
c.
d.
axis
core
field
pole
a.
b.
c.
d.
a glass tube
an iron nail
a roll of paper
a wooden stick
a.
b.
c.
d.
Friction
Magnetism
Potential energy
Static electricity
a.
b.
c.
d.
chemical energy
magnetic attraction
mechanical energy
static electricity
17. The picture shows a comb that was used on a cold, dry
day. Which of these cause the bits of paper to be
attracted to the comb?
(2003 test question 32)
a. Magnetic forces
b. Chemical
reactions
c. Static electricity
d. Heat differences
a.
b.
c.
d.
molecules
chemicals
a vibration
a magnetic field
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sunlight
Wind
Electricity
Flowing water
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mechanical
Electrical
Chemical
Nuclear
a.
b.
c.
d.
Alarm clock
Hand dryer
Fan
Telephone
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chemical
Electrical
Solar
Nuclear
a.
b.
c.
d.
Electrical
Mechanical
Chemical
Nuclear
a.
b.
c.
d.
solar energy
potential energy
static electricity
mechanical energy
a.
b.
c.
d.
chemical energy
solar energy
sound energy
mechanical energy