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Electricity

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
Parallel
2.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
parallel
3.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily is called
a)
Insulators
b)
Conductors
4.
Which on the following is NOT an example of an insulator.
a)
Rubber
b)
Glass
c)
Penny 
d)
Wood
5.
A closed path that electric current flows is a
a)
circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
6.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
7.
The total current through this circuit is
a)
0.02 amps
b)
0.09 amps
c)
50 amps
d)
9 amps
8.
The total resistance in this circuit is 
a)
100 ohms
b)
450 ohms
c)
400 ohms
d)
30 ohms
9.
The voltage dropped across the 300 ohm resistor is 
a)
6 V
b)
9 V
c)
2 V
d)
30 V
10.
As resistors are added in series to a circuit, the total resistance will...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
11.
The current going through the 45 ohm resistor is 
a)
0.05 amps
b)
0.2 amps
c)
0.1 amps
d)
5 amps
12.
The total resistance of this circuit is 
a)
25.7 ohms
b)
315 ohms
c)
324 ohms
d)
90 ohms
13.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)
This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.
14.
If you hook up the photovoltaic cell to the windmill with bright light shining on the PVC, what is the source of energy that the PVC is converting to electricity?
a)
light alone
b)
chemical alone
c)
light/chemical
d)
mechanical
15.
If you hook up any of the components of the energy conversion kit, in what form is the energy transmitted from source to consumer?
a)
mechanical
b)
kinetic
c)
electrical
d)
nuclear
16.

Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Geothermal

c)

Wind

d)

Solar

17.

Which energy source uses agricultural and forest byproducts?

a)

Biomass

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Coal

18.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
19.

Which of the following is the best example of work being done.

a)

doing homework

b)

lifting a box

c)

pushing a stationary box

d)

holding a box

20.
Work is done when a weightlifter holds a barbell still above his head.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

What would 54N be an example of?

a)

work

b)

power

c)

distance

d)

force

22.
A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
a)
power
b)
work
c)
momentum
d)
Watt
23.
How much power is the  tractor that drags a plow with a force of 500 N a distance of 10 meters in 20 seconds?
a)
250 Watts
b)
250 Joules
c)
100,000 Watts
d)
100,000 Joules
24.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
25.
What is the equation for power?
a)
P = Work/time
b)
P = Force/time
c)
P = time/distance
d)
P = Work * time
26.
What is the equation for work?
a)
W = mass * acceleration
b)
W = force * distance
c)
W = force/distance
d)
W = speed/time
27.
P=25 watts 
W=5000 Joules 
t=???
a)
200 sec
b)
0.0005 s
c)
125000 s
d)
125 s
28.

You use 950 J of energy to push a sofa. If it took you 5 sec to move the sofa, what was your power?

a)

190 J

b)

4750 J

c)

4750 W

d)

190 W

29.

A runner exerts 240,000 J when she runs for 10 min. What is the runner's power?

a)

400 W

b)

600 W

c)

400 J

d)

600 J

30.
A kid applies a force of 70 N to a ball over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do on the ball? 
a)
77 J
b)
7.7 J 
c)
0.7 J 
d)
770 J 
31.

A box is pushed across the floor a distance of 8 m with a force of 55 N in 7 s. What is the work done?

a)

440 J

b)

440 W

c)

62.9 J

d)

62.9 W

32.

What type of energy transformation occurs when using an electric pencil sharpener?

a)

electrical to mechanical

b)

sound to electrical

c)

mechanical to electrical

d)

potential to sound

33.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses that energy to fly?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

mechanical to chemical

c)

thermal to mechanical

d)

mechanical to thermal

34.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

35.

Which is a disadvantage of solar power?

a)

solar power is unclean

b)

reduces the need for fossil fuels

c)

can only be collected when the sun is shining

d)

in nonrenewable

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