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Grade 9 Electricity & Circuits Worksheet with Answers

Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · Physics

Unit 5: ElectricityCircuits

Circuits, conductors and insulators, series and parallel circuits, units of current and voltage, and Ohm's law for older grades. This free high school worksheet has 16 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Electricity & Circuits

Grade 9 · Physics

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Learning goal: Circuits

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

What do we call a material that lets electricity flow through it easily?

Answer: a conductor

Part A

Label the diagram. Use the words in the box.

Word bank

bulbswitchwirebattery
+1234
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 5

    What is a circuit with more than one path for the current called?

  2. 6

    What does a switch do in a circuit?

  3. 7

    Is rubber a conductor or an insulator?

    ConductorInsulator
  4. 8

    What does a battery provide in a circuit?

  5. 9

    What happens to a bulb if there is a gap in the circuit?

  6. 10

    What is a circuit with only one path for the current called?

  7. 11

    What do we call a complete path that electricity flows around?

  8. 12

    Is copper a conductor or an insulator?

    ConductorInsulator
  9. 13

    Why is it dangerous to use electrical appliances with wet hands?

  10. 14

    What is the unit of electric current?

  11. 15

    What is the unit of voltage?

  12. 16

    Why are the lights in a house wired in parallel?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

You are in a closed room with a candle, a match and a lamp. What do you light first?

How did I do?

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.battery
  2. 2.bulb
  3. 3.switch
  4. 4.wire
  5. 5.a parallel circuit
  6. 6.opens or closes the circuit to turn it off or on
  7. 7.an insulator
  8. 8.energy (it pushes the current around the circuit)
  9. 9.it goes out (the circuit is open)
  10. 10.a series circuit
  11. 11.a circuit
  12. 12.a conductor
  13. 13.water (with impurities) conducts electricity, so you could get a shock
  14. 14.the ampere (amp, A)
  15. 15.the volt (V)
  16. 16.so each can be switched separately and one failing doesn't turn off the others
  17. ★the match (challenge corner)

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