Class 6
Chapter 12 Class 6 - Electricity and Circuits

Q1

What is the filament of the bulb made up of?

 

Answer:  

Tungsten.

 

Q2

State whether true or false: The electricity produced by portable generators is safe to use in science experiments 

 

Answer:  

The statement is False.

 

Q3

Air is a _____ of electricity.

 

Answer:

poor conductor 

 

Q4

A cells converts _____ energy into _____ energy

 

Answer:

A cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy.

 

Q5

State any two dangers of electricity if handled carelessly.

 

Answer:  

Two dangers of electricity if handed carelessly:

  1. If we handled carelessly of electricity, a person can get electric shock which may cause severe burns and even death.
  2. The careless handling of electricity cause fires.

 

Q6

Explain why, we should never join the two terminals of a cell directly by a wire only.

 

Answer:

We should never join the two terminals of a cell directly by a wire because by doing this, the chemicals present in the cell get used up very fast, the cell gets damaged quickly and hence stops working.

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