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Snap Circuits Lab: Chapter 1 Review Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statement is FALSE?

a)

Electricity is closely related to magnetism.

b)

Electricity is an attraction and repulsion between small particles in a material.

c)

Electricity is stronger than gravity because its effects never balance out.

d)

Electricity can be created by pressure, chemistry, light, friction and magnetism.

2.

Which of these products is ELECTRICAL but not ELECTRONIC?

a)

Computer

b)

Power drill

c)

Radio

d)

RC car

3.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a)

Wire length and size never matter when considering resistance.

b)

Wires are made of conductive metals like copper.

c)

Wires offer low resistance to the flow of electricity.

d)

Most wires have a color coating for insulation and identification.

4.

An electrical ground is...

a)

the bottom point on which circuits are constructed

b)

the 0V or "-" side of a battery or other voltage source

c)

a board used as a frame for building circuits

d)

all of the above

5.

Advantages of printed circuit boards include...

a)

metal strips are "printed" on the surface to make interconnections

b)

they are a stable platform for mounting components

c)

the allow circuits to be made smaller and less expensive

d)

all of the above

6.

Which of the following would all be connected in a series?

a)

A lamp and a switch on the wall controlling it.

b)

String of holiday lights in which you can take a bulb out and the rest of the lights stay lit.

c)

Two lamps in different rooms of a house.

d)

The air conditioner and microwave oven in your home.

7.

Which of the following would all be connected in parallel?

a)

A lamp an a switch on the wall controlling it.

b)

The streetlamps in your neighborhood.

c)

A string of holiday lights that all go out if a bulb is missing.

d)

None of the above.

8.

It is better to connect lamps in a parallel circuit configuration when...

a)

the power source can supply enough current but not enough voltage to light them all

b)

if one bulb burns out, you want the others to stay lit

c)

you are also adding switches to control each lamp separately

d)

all of the above

9.

A short circuit is...

a)

a special condition that improves circuit performance in most cases

b)

an accidental, no-resistance path between different parts of a circuit

c)

shortest path between two points in a circuit

d)

all of the above

10.

Solder is...

a)

glue that holds components in place, it resists the flow of electricity

b)

always applied by hand

c)

a metal that is melted to make solid electrical connections

d)

a special metal made of copper and other alloys that melts at low temperatures

11.

Which one of these circuits has the three lamps connected in parallel?

a)
b)
12.

Which of these is a short circuit?

a)

Top only

b)

Bottom only

c)

Both

d)

Neither

13.

Will these circuits work the same?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Depends on which switches are closed.

d)

Impossible to tell from these schematics

14.

True or False? The two basic ways of arranging parts in a circuit are in series and parallel.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: All large circuits are made up of combinations of series and parallel circuits.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A measure of how much (or how fast) electricity is flowing in a wire is...

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

d)

Power

17.

The measure of the electric pressure exerted on a wire by a battery or other power source is...

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

d)

Power