THIRD PERIODICAL TEST

SCIENCE V

NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: _________

Directions: Read the following questions or situations. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Materials that can allow electric current to pass through are considered as_______.
A. conductors B. Insulators C. circuit D. electromagnet
2. It is a device which open and closes a circuit.
A. switch B. fuse C. dry cell D. metal
3. It can attract iron or steel because of electricity.
A. bar magnet B. electro magnet C. horse shoe magnet D. permanent magnet
4`. Which of the following is a flowing electricity?
A. current electricity B. frictional electricity C. static electricity D. none of the above
5. Which of the following measures the amount of electricity used in home or building in a period of time?
A. electric meter r B. gas meter C. galvanometer D. wind vane
6. Which of the following is a safety device that is put in a circuit to connect the parts of the circuit?
A. bulb B. copper wire C. dry cell D. switch
7. When Lydia runs she used up energy to produce more energy for greater speed, what must she do?
A. Exhale so there will be less oxygen. C. Make shorter steps.
B. Inhale deeply for more oxygen. D. Swing hands for more energy.
8. Which part of an atom has a positive charge?
A. electrons B. protons C. neutrons D. all of the above
9. What happens when you rub a comb on a piece of wood?
A. The comb gains protons. C. The comb loses protons.
B. The comb gains electrons. D. The comb loses electrons.
10. Why is static electricity not useful?
A. It cannot flow in a circuit. C. It has a very high voltage.
B. It is very dangerous to use. D. It cannot be controlled.
11. Which of these breaks a circuit as a safety measures?
A. wire B. fuse C. bulb D. transformer
12. Why does the bulb light?
A. Electricity is inside the bulb. C. Electricity jumps from the dry cell to the bulb.
B. Electricity flows in a complete circuit. D. Electricity is changed into chemical energy.
13. How can we conserve electricity?
A. Leave the radio on the whole day. C. Switch on the light while you are sleeping.
B. Turn off the light when it is not used. D. Iron clothes every day.
14. What a bad effect of a short circuit?
A. brown out B. loses protons C. gains electrons D. loses electrons
15. How is a force of a dry cell measured?
A. When the circuit is not complete. C. When there is lightning.
B. When the circuit is complete. D. When there is too much heat.
16. Why is a short circuit dangerous?
A. It has a high voltage.
B. The sudden rush of current creates too much heat that can cause fire.
C. It has its own loop.
D. Electricity does not cause fire.
17. What happens when you connect several bulbs in a series?
A. Lessen the resistance.
B. Electricity flows.
C. It increases the resistance and this can connect several bulbs on a low voltage bulb on a high voltage line.
D. None of these.
18. What do you call the pressure that is needed to push the current through the wire?
A. voltage B. watts C. fuse D. circuit
19. You are going to make a plan for a house, what kind of electrical connections will you use?
A. a series connection B. circuit connection C. megawatt connection D. parallel connection
20. A strong typhoon visited our country trees, small houses and electrical post were destroyed, why should you avoid stepping on
the broken wires?
A. You may get hurt. C. Brown out may occur.
B. You may get electrocuted. D. A and B are correct.
21. After washing the plate you turned on the light, suddenly your hand trembled, why?
A. You have an electric shock. C. There was a brown out.
B. You saw something scary. D. You are so glad that time.
22. If you find your electric bills are getting bigger, what should you do?
A. See the nearest Meralco station. C. Ignore the electric bill.
B. Conserve electricity. D. Do not use any electric appliances.
23. An electromagnet is surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current passes through. Which electromagnet can
attract more pins?

B. Calesa is run by a machine. D. Calesa has wheel and axle.

24. Which connection can make the bulb light?

25. A flash light holds three batteries. How should the batteries be placed to make the flash light work?
26. Which will you use to close the gap between the ends of the wires to make the bulb light?

A. iron nail

B. plastic straw

C. rubber band

D. tooth pick

27. In which electric circuit will the bulb light?

A. set up 1

B. Set up 2
Set up 3
Set up 1 C. Set up 3 & 4

D. Set up 1 &2

Set up 2 Set up 4

28. Mary Ann noticed that a set of ten bulbs in her Christmas tree lights did not light up when it was turned on. What could be a
probable cause of this this?
a. Small wires are used
b. There are bulbs in the strand
c. Small bulbs are used
d. There is one defective bulb in the set

29. What will happen to the other bulbs in a series connection when one bulb is removed? The other bulbs will _______
a. light b. not light c. have dim light d. have bright light
30. What will happen to the other bulbs in a parallel connection when one bulb is removed?
a. few bulbs will light b. the other bulbs will still light
c. a few bulbs will no longer light d. the other bulbs will no longer light
31. The following materials use conductor of heat and electricity to function EXCEPT one. Which is it?
a. light candle b. lighted electric bulb c. water heater d. washing machine
32. What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?
 a. Close the switch b. add another bulb/lamp
b. c. add another wire d. add a cell/battery and close the switch
33. Which switch must be closed to make the lamps light?
a. only switch 1 b. only switch 2
c. switch 1 and 2 d. the lamp can still light up even the switches are open
34. Which components do these symbols represent?

a. bulb, motor, buzzer, switch c. switch, buzzer, bulb, motor

b. buzzer, motor, bulb, power supply d. wire, switch, power supply, bulb
35. Why do people enjoy the shade of the tree during summer?
a. it reflects light c. it blocks light
b. it absorbs light d. it transmits light
36. A circuit has power supply, load, switch and a ________
a. battery b. bulb c. wires d. motor
37. What supplies energy in an electric circuit?
a. conductor b. light bulb c. wire d. battery

38. What components does this circuit symbol represent?

a. bulb b. switch c. cell/battery d. motor

39. What is wrong with this circuit diagram?

a.there is no switch b. there are two bulb

c. there is only one battery d. there is missing wire
40. A battery is used to light two bulbs as shown. What happens to bulb B when bulb A is unscrewed from its socket?

a. Bulb B gets off b. bulb B’s gets lighted still

b. Bulb B get busted d. impossible to determine
41. Materials through which electricity pass easily are called?
a. insulators b. conductors c. non-conductors d. metallic
42. Which of the following group of materials are good conductors of electricity?
a. copper, silver, gold, glass, and zinc
b. wood, paper, leather and plastic
c. iron, copper, silver, gold and nickel
d. gold, paper, cloth and plastic
43. Materials that do not transmit electricity and heat are called?
a. insulators b. conductors c. non-conductors d. metallic
44. Which of the following is most likely to conduct electricity the fastest?
a. wood b. plastic c. iron grills d. rubber
45. If you travel 80km in 2 2 hours, what was your average speed?
a. 10km/h b. 40km/h c. 20 km/h d. 4km/h

Write TRUE or FALSE

_____________1. The strength of an electromagnet depends on the kind of wire used.
_____________2. Examples of devices that use electromagnets include telephone, radio, television, and tape records
_____________3. Motion is a fixed place or an object used to determine the position of the object.
_____________4. Distance can be measured using the different ways such as time, landmarks or body parts
_____________5. There is friction when force resists motion created by objects rubbing together.

Prepared by:

JANE M. DELA CRUZ

Teacher III
NOTED:

JOYCIE MARIE T. DAQUIGAN

Head Teacher III