SOL 4.

3 Electricity
Released Test Questions 2002-2012 Conductors / Insulators
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6. Which of these substances conducts electricity the
Circuits best?
(2007 test question 37)
a. Wood
1. Which of these best b. Brick
completes the circuit? c. Copper
(2008 test question 38) d. Plastic
a. Rubber band
b. Metal nail 7. The electrician in this picture is wearing rubber gloves
c. Leather shoelace for protection. The purpose of the
d. Wooden toothpick rubber gloves is to
(2009 test question 13)
2. Which of these materials is a good conductor of a. keep the electrician dry
electricity? b. create an electrical circuit
(2005 test question 32) c. produce electricity
a. Rubber d. insulate the electrician
b. Glass
c. Metal 8. What material would be safest to use as an insulator to
d. Newspaper cover electrical wires?
(2003 test question 15)
3. Electric lights will not come on unless their electrical a. Aluminum
circuit is a b. Tin
(2001 test question 36) c. Rubber
a. parallel circuit d. Water
b. series circuit
c. closed circuit 9. Copper wire is often wrapped in plastic. Plastic material
d. short circuit is a good
(2008 test question 14)
4. A fifth-grade class a. electromagnet
constructed this circuit. b. insulator
Which of these objects c. circuit
most likely made the light d. current
glow when connected to
points X and Y? 10. Many electrical wires are
(2010 test question 27) wrapped with a plastic
a. Plastic straw coating because plastic is
b. Cotton string (2004 test question 13)
c. Aluminum foil a. less expensive than steel
d. Rubber eraser b. more dense than copper
c. able to keep its shape
5. A class prepared some d. a good insulator
electric circuits using
battery, connecting wires, 11. This instrument can be used to see if materials conduct
and three light bulbs. electricity. Which of these groups contains items that
Which of these circuits can could all conduct electricity to complete the circuit?
make the three bulbs light? (2002 test question 37)
(2007 test question 25) a. Rubber ball,
plastic comb, nail
b. Paper clip, penny,
screw
c. Cork, dollar bill,
tweezers
d. Pencil, eraser,
spoon
 Electromagnetism
Static Electricity
18. A bar magnet is placed on a table, and a sheet of blank
12. Early scientists most likely saw a discharge of paper is placed over the magnet. What could be
electricity for the first time when observing a sprinkled on the paper to show the magnetic field of the
(2011 test question 4) bar magnet?
a. waterfall (2002 test question 30)
b. rainbow a. Salt
c. lightning storm b. Iron filings
d. volcano erupting c. Sand
d. Soil
13. Benjamin Franklin conducted
this famous experiment that showed 19. In this picture, the iron filings show the shape of the
lightning was magnetic
(2003 test question 19) (2003 test question )
a. a movement of air molecules a. axis
b. a magnetic field b. core
c. an electrical discharge c. field
d. a glowing chemical d. pole

20. To make an electromagnet, a conductor should be

14. Benjamin Franklin discovered the form of energy coiled around
produced by lightning. Experiments with lightning killed (2011 test question 3)
many people before he discovered that lightning is a a. a glass tube
form of b. an iron nail
(2001 test question 4) c. a roll of paper
a. gravity d. a wooden stick
b. water
c. magnetism 21. Michael Faraday showed how electric current in a wire
d. electricity produces
(2008 test question 33)
15. Bits of paper are attracted to the surface of this a. molecules
balloon. What attracts the paper pieces to the b. chemicals
balloon? c. a vibration
(2010 test question 34) d. a magnetic field
a. Friction
b. Magnetism 22. The magnetic fields of any magnet are greatest
c. Potential energy (2004 test question 21)
d. Static electricity a. around the middle
b. around the poles
16. A comb is rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and c. around only the south pole
placed next to some scraps of paper. The paper moves d. around only the north pole
toward the comb. The movement of the paper is
caused by 23. Which of these can most easily produce magnetic
(2005 test question 38) fields?
a. chemical energy (2001 test question 27)
b. magnetic attraction a. Sunlight
c. mechanical energy b. Wind
d. static electricity c. Electricity
d. Flowing water
17. The picture shows a comb that was used on a cold, dry
day. Which of these cause the bits of paper to be 24. Which of these correctly shows what happens when
attracted to the comb? two magnets are placed side by side?
(2003 test question 32) (2009 test question 6)
a. Magnetic forces
b. Chemical
reactions
c. Static electricity
d. Heat differences
Energy Forms &
Transformations 28. Which form of energy is best shown in this picture?
(2003 test
question 1)
25. Which energy transformation most likely occurs in a a. Mechanical
steam iron? b. Electrical
(2011 test question 22) c. Chemical
a. Electrical energy changes to heat energy. d. Nuclear
b. Electrical energy
changes to sound 29. Which item is designed to change electrical energy into
energy. heat energy?
c. Mechanical (2010 test question 31)
energy changes a. Alarm clock
to heat energy. b. Hand dryer
d. Mechanical c. Fan
energy changes d. Telephone
to light energy.
30. An electric motor is designed to turn electrical energy
into
26. Which form of energy is being used by the toaster? (2009 test question 36)
(2007 test question 5) a. solar energy
a. Chemical b. potential energy
b. Electrical c. static electricity
c. Solar d. mechanical energy
d. Nuclear
31. When in operation, this tool transforms electrical
27. The energy used to move most bicycles is an example energy mostly into
of what type of energy? (2006 test question 23)
(2004 test question 3) a. chemical energy
a. Electrical b. solar energy
b. Mechanical c. sound energy
c. Chemical d. mechanical energy
d. Nuclear