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Electricity Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does NOT affect a material's resistance?

a)

the type of material

b)

temperature

c)

Ohm's law

d)

length of the wire

2.

Which of the following wires would have the MOST resistance?

a)

an aluminium wire 20 cm in diameter at 40 degrees Celsius

b)

an aluminium wire 40 cm in diameter at 40 degrees Celsius

c)

an aluminium wire 40 cm in diameter at 60 degrees Celsius

d)

an aluminium wire 20 cm in diameter at 60 degrees Celsius

3.

The amount of charge that moves through the filament of a light bulb in 3.0 s is 4.5 C. What is the current in the light bulb?

a)

13.5 A

b)

1.5 A

c)

0.835 A

d)

5.34 A

4.

Which process will half the power dissipated by a resistor?

a)

doubling the current while doubling the resistance

b)

doubling the current while making the potential difference half as big

c)

doubling the current and doubling the potential difference

d)

doubling the current and making the resistance half as big

5.

As the temperature in a wire goes up, ___.

a)

the resistance and current go up.

b)

the resistance goes up while the current goes down.

c)

the resistance and current remain unchanged.

d)

the resistance goes down while the current goes up.

6.

As the length of a wire in a circuit decreases, ___.

a)

the resistance decreases while the current increases.

b)

the resistance increases while the current decreases.

c)

the current and the resistance increase.

d)

the current and the resistance decrease.

7.

As the cross-sectional area of a wire increases, ___.

a)

the resistance and current increase.

b)

the resistance and the current decrease.

c)

the resistance and the current remain unchanged.

d)

the resistance decreases while the current increases.

8.

In a series circuit, the ___ is equal for all resistors.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

current

d)

temperature

9.

To find the equivalent resistance of a series circuit, ___.

a)

RE = R1 + R2 + R3 ...

b)

RE = 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...)

c)

RE = R1 = R2 = R3 ...

d)

RE = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...

10.

To find the equivalent resistance of a parallel circuit,

a)

RE = R1 + R2 + R3 ...

b)

RE = 1 / (1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...)

c)

RE = R1 = R2 = R3 ...

d)

RE = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...

11.

To find the total voltage in a series circuit, ___.

a)

VT = V1 = V2 = V3 ...

b)

VT = 1/ (1/V1 + 1/V2 + 1/V3 ...)

c)

VT = V1 + V2 + V3 ...

d)

VT = 1/V1 + 1/V2 + 1/V3 ...

12.

To find the total voltage of a parallel circuit, ___.

a)

VT = 1/ (1/V1 + 1/V2 + 1/V3 ...)

b)

VT = 1/V1 + 1/V2 + 1/V3 ...

c)

VT = V1 + V2 + V3 ...

d)

VT = V1 = V2 = V3 ...

13.

In a series circuit, if one light bulb goes out, ___.

a)

the others are unaffected

b)

the others go out

c)

the other bulbs stay on and get brighter

d)

the other bulbs stay on and get dimmer

14.

A series circuit has two identical light bulbs connected to a 6V battery. Another series circuit has three identical light bulbs connected to a 6V battery. The circuit with ___ bulbs will be brighter.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

Both circuits have the same brightness.

d)

It cannot be determined

15.

In a parallel circuit, if one light bulb goes out, ___.

a)

the other bulbs are unaffected

b)

the other bulbs go out

c)

the other bulbs stay on but get brighter

d)

the other bulbs stay on but get dimmer

16.

When placing a voltmeter into a circuit, the voltmeter must be connected ___.

a)

in parallel with whatever is being measured

b)

in series with whatever is being measured

17.

When placing an ammeter into a circuit, the ammeter must be connected ___.

a)

in parallel with whatever is being measured

b)

in series with whatever is being measured

18.

Two resistors are placed in a series circuit. The same two resistors are placed in a parallel circuit. Which circuit will have the LEAST resistance?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Both circuits will have the same resistance.

d)

There is no way to tell.

19.

Two resisters of 6 ohms and 3 ohms are placed in a parallel circuit. Without doing any calculations, one should expect that the equivalent resistance of the circuit will be ___.

a)

greater than 6 ohms

b)

between 6 and 3 ohms

c)

less than 3 ohms

d)

equal to 3 ohms

20.

An electrical circuit that has both series portions and parallel portions is referred to as a ___.

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

complex circuit

d)

nonexistent