Name: …………………………………………………….
Electricity Worksheet 1
Fill in the missing words in questions 1-9 below using the word bank:
amperes, positive, repel, negative, positive, negative, electric charge,
ammeter, closed, open, series, parallel, coulombs, energy, attract
Q1. Electric charge is measured in ……………………………………………..
Q2. An electron has a …………………………………… charge.
Q3. A proton has a ………………………………………… charge.
Q4. Conventional current flows from …………………..…………
to …………..………………
Q5. Like charges ……………………..
each other.
Q6. Electric current is the amount of ………………………………………………… that
flows past a particular point in each second.
Q7. Electric current is measured in ……………………………….
Q8. Electric current can be measured with an …………………………………………. which
must be connected in …………………………………….
Q9. All electrical circuits need a …………………………… path which allows electric
current to flow.
Q10. Label the symbol for a cell (battery) below to show which side is positive and which is
negative.
Q11. Draw arrows to show the direction of the conventional current in the circuit below
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Q12. All electrical circuits need a source of energy. Give two examples of circuit devices
which can provide energy:……………………………………………………………
Q13. If 3 Coulombs of charge are passing a point each second, then the current is ………….
Q14. Draw a circuit diagram showing a cell connected to two light bulbs in series.
Q15. Draw a circuit diagram showing a cell connected to two light bulbs in parallel.
Q16. Draw circuit diagrams for the lamps, battery and switch connected in figures a) and b)