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STARS SCHOOL
Level : Primary 4
Subject : Science
Title : Unit 20 Revision
Day/date :

Name: __________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Electrical ____________________ are materials that do not allow an

electric current to flow through them.

2. Electrical ____________________ are materials that allow an electric

current to flow through them.

3. An electric current can only flow through a ____________________

circuit. It cannot flow through an open circuit.

4. The _____________________ produces light when an electric current

flows through it.

5. The parts of an electric circuit are connected by ___________________.

6. The ____________________ controls when the electric current flows in

a circuit.

7. The ___________________ is the source of electricity in a circuit.

8. A simple electric circuit is made up of a ____________________,

_________________, __________________ and ___________________.

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9. Electrical appliances can work when an electric ___________________

flows through the circuit.

10.The flow of electricity in an electric circuit is called an electric

____________________.

11.All electrical appliances have ____________________.

All answers must be in complete sentences.

1. How does an electric circuit work?

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2. What flows through an electric circuit?

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3. What is in an electrical appliance?

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4. Why is it dangerous for us to handle electrical appliances when our

hands are wet?
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5. What makes up an electric circuit?

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6. How does a bulb produce light?

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7. When does an electric current flow through a circuit?

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8. Why is a bulb unable to produce light when it blows?

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9. Give reason why a bulb in an electric circuit does not light up.

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10.What materials allow an electric current to flow through them?

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11.Why are metal wires covered with rubber or plastic?

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12.Why do electricians wear shoes with rubber soles when they are
handling the main circuit boxes found in our home?
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Define.

1. Closed circuit:

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2. Electric circuit:

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3. Electric current:

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4. Electrical conductors:

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5. Electrical insulators:
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