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IOT Quiz #1 - Electricity, Electrons, Electronics

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electric current originates from which part of an atom?

a)

nucleus

b)

entire atom acting as a unit

c)

positively charged protons

d)

negatively charged electrons

2.

Which of the following is true of electrical forces?

a)

Like charges attract, unlike charges repel.

b)

Electrical forces are produced by electrical charges.

c)

Positive and negative charges can combine to produce a third type.

d)

Electrical forces are weaker than gravitational forces.

3.

How can electric charge be established?

a)

Electrons can be removed from atoms and accumulated to produce a negative charge.

b)

Atoms from which electrons have been removed produce positive electric charge.

c)

Both A and B.

d)

Neither A nor B.

4.

When a person combs her hair, static electricity is sometimes generated by what process?

a)

Friction between the comb and hair transfers electrons.

b)

Induction between the comb and hair.

c)

Deduction between the comb and hair.

d)

Contact between the comb and hair results in a charge.

5.

The resistance of the wire varies inversely as:

a)

Area of cross section

b)

Resistivity

c)

Length

d)

Temperature

6.

Voltage is a form of:

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

both Potential and Kinetic energy

d)

None of the above

7.

The ratio of voltage and electrical current in a closed circuit:

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Remains constant

d)

Varies

8.

The curve representing Ohms law is a:

a)

Linear

b)

cosine function

c)

Parabola

d)

Hyperbola

9.

Ohm’s law states which relationship between electrical quantities?

a)

volts = current times resistance

b)

volts = current divided by amps

c)

volts = coulombs divided by charge

d)

volts = resistance times charge

10.

Resistance is a measure of a material’s opposition to

a)

voltage

b)

current

c)

electric force

d)

movement of protons

11.

Electric current is defined as a flow of

a)

electric charge in units of volts per s

b)

protons in units of protons per s

c)

electric charge in units of coulomb per s

d)

electrons in units of electrons per s

12.

What are the basic components of a simple electric circuit?

a)

energy source

b)

connecting wires

c)

switch

d)

All the above

13.

To produce a electric current what is the requirement?

a)

A voltage source

b)

A source of energy that moves charges

c)

An electric field moving through a conductor

d)

Any of the above

14.

Which of the following is not an electrical classification of materials?

a)

Semiconductors

b)

Semi-insulators

c)

Insulators

d)

Conductors

15.

Give the name of materials which contain lots of free electrons.

a)

insulators

b)

conductors

c)

semiconductors

d)

None of the above

16.

Which of the following is not a type of energy source?

a)

generator

b)

solar cell

c)

rheostat

d)

battery

17.

When two positively charged materials will placed close together then :

a)

it will repel each other

b)

become negative

c)

it will attract each other

d)

None of the above

18.

Electrons in the outer orbit are called

a)

shells

b)

valences

c)

nuclei

d)

All the above

19.

A series circuit consists of three resistors with values of 140 , 250 , and 220 . The total

resistance is

a)

330

b)

610

c)

720

d)

None of the above

20.

When will current flow in a circuit?

a)

a switch is closed

b)

a switch is opened

c)

switch is either open or closed

d)

None of the above

21.

The unit of electrical charge is the

a)

coulomb

b)

volt

c)

joule

d)

watt

22.

When one of three series resistors is removed from a circuit and the circuit is

reconnected, the current

a)

increases by half

b)

increases

c)

decreases by half

d)

None of the above

23.

If a 24 V and a 10 V battery are series opposing, the total voltage is

a)

14 V

b)

10 V

c)

24 V

d)

34 V

24.

A series circuit consists of three resistors. Two resistors are 1.4 k each. The total

resistance is 12 k. The value of the third resistor

a)

92 k ohm

b)

920 ohm

c)

9200 ohm

d)

None of the above

25.

A 430 resistor, a 210 resistor, and a 100 resistor are all in parallel. The total resistance is:

a)

0.017 ohm

b)

58.82 ohm

c)

58.82 kilo ohm

d)

None of the above

26.

The SI unit of power is_________.

a)

Joule

b)

Ampere

c)

Watt

d)

Ohm

27.

According to Ohm’s law, if voltage increases and resistance stays the same:

a)

resistance decreases

b)

current increases

c)

current remains the same

d)

current decreases

28.

The instrument used for measuring electric current is :

a)

galvanometer

b)

ammeter

c)

voltmeter

d)

potentiometer

29.

The amount of work done in joules, when one unit electric charge moves from one point to another point in an electric circuit is called :

a)

resistance

b)

potential difference

c)

current

d)

charge

30.

The resistance of material depends on :

a)

temperature

b)

length of conductor

c)

area of cross-section

d)

All the above

31.

The relation between potential difference (V) and current (I) is :

a)

V α I

b)

V α I2

c)

V α 1/I

d)

None of the above

32.

The relation between potential difference (V) and current (I) was discovered by :

a)

Volt

b)

Ohm

c)

Newton

d)

Ampere

33.

What is the most commonly used conductor in electronics?

a)

copper

b)

aluminum

c)

gold

d)

silver

34.

Give the name of components which is designed to oppose the flow of current.

a)

capacitor

b)

resistors

c)

inductor

d)

EMF

35.

What are the different parts of a rheostat?

a)

only wiper

b)

wiper and resistor track

c)

armature

d)

only resistor track

36.

The SI unit of electric current is :

a)

ohm

b)

volt

c)

ampere

d)

watt

37.

The rate of flow of an electric charge is known as :

a)

electric potential

b)

electric resistance

c)

electric current

d)

None of the above

38.

An ideal voltmeter would have an:

a)

Infinite resistance

b)

Very low resistance

c)

Double the resistance

d)

Resistance equal to the circuit

39.

Resistance ‘R’ of a wire of length “L” is given by the relation:

a)

R=L/Ρa

b)

R=L/A

c)

R=ρL/A

d)

None of the above

40.

The unit of emf is ___________.

a)

volt

b)

Joule

c)

Ampere

d)

Watt