Kids safety quiz | Vector Limited

Questions

1. Our bodies are made up of what % of water:

80%

70%

100%

2. If someone is getting an electric shock inside a house, what is the first thing you should do?:

Turn off the main power switch

Pull them away from the power switch

Run next door for help

3. What is the emergency phone number we use in New Zealand?:

999

911

111

4. Which is a good conductor of electricity?:

Plastic

Water

Glass

5. Which is a good insulator against electricity?:

Metal

Rubber

Wood

6. What is the best thing to use to put out a small electrical fire?:

Water

Blanket

Fire extinguisher

7. Why can a bird sit on a power line and not get an electric shock?:

Because they are not touching anything which is touching the ground giving the electricity a path to travel

They have rubber feet

They have no water in them

8. If your toast gets stuck in the toaster and smoke is pouring out do you...:

Use a fork to get the stuck toast out

Turn off the toaster, unplug it, let it cool down before removing your toast

Leave it and try cereal instead

9. What is the safe thing to do if you see a fallen power line across the footpath?:

Cross the street and walk on the other side

Move the line out of the way

Do not touch the line or get near it and call 111

10. Which is a renewable energy resource?:

Coal

Solar (the sun)

Nuclear power

11. How could you help your school reduce its electricity consumption?:

Switch computers off at the wall

Keep doors and windows open to allow air to circulate

Make sure taps are turned off properly when not in use

12. How could you help to conserve electricity usage at home?:

Have long showers

Use the clothesline instead of the dryer

Have heaters on full in all rooms

13. Electricity is generated at a ...:

Substation

Transformer

Power line

Power station

14. Who invented the electric lightbulb?:

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Edison

Ernest Rutherford

15. If your ball should accidentally go into a substation you should:

Forget about it and go play somewhere else

Climb the fence carefully to get it

Tell an adult to call Vector, and ask them to get it for you