Electricity and Circuits: Class 6 Science Q&A · Page 2
25 free answers on Electricity and Circuits (Science) for Class 6 students, across CBSE, ICSE and State boards.
Question & Answer
Questions
- ScienceClass 6CBSE
Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? Explain.
Solution: An electrician uses rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home because rubber gloves are insulators. This protects him from avoiding electric shocks.
- ScienceClass 6CBSE
Using the “conduction tester” on an object it was found that the bulb begins to glow. Is that object a conductor or an insulator? Explain.
Solution: The object is a conductor because the bulb glows only when the conductor is used but not when the insulator is used.
- ScienceClass 6CBSE
What is the purpose of using an electric switch? Name some electrical gadgets that have switches built into them.
Solution: The purpose of an electric switch is to complete or break the circuit. Electrical gadgets that have switches built into them are fans, refrigerators, television, microwave ovens, and electric cookers.
- ScienceClass 6CBSE
Mark ‘True’ or ‘False’ for following statements: (a) Electric current can flow through metals. (b) Instead of metal wires, a jute string can be used to make a circuit. (c) Electric current can pass through a sheet of thermo Col.
Solution: (a) True (b) False (c) False
- ScienceClass 6CBSE
(a) A device that is used to break an electric circuit is called _______________. (b) An electric cell has _______________ terminals.
Solution: (a) A device that is used to break an electric circuit is called switch. (b) An electric cell has two terminals.