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Electrical Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity

2.

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

a)

An electrical conductor

b)

An electrical insulator

c)

An electrical source

d)

An electric appliance

3.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

a)

series circuit

b)

closed circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

light bulb

4.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

a)

conductor

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

5.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
6.

Electricity is the flow of _________.

a)

Volts

b)

Neutrons

c)

Charge

7.

Which of the following devices measures current in an electric circuit?

a)

an ammeter

b)

an ohmmeter

c)

a voltage meter

d)

a resistor

8.

In a closed circuit, how does battery voltage affect current?

a)

As voltage increases, current increases.

b)

As voltage increases, current decreases.

c)

Voltage has no affect on current.

d)

If voltage exceeds current, a short circuit circuit will develop.

9.

An electrical circuit is powered by a 1.5-volt battery and contains a light bulb producing 5 Ohms of resistance. There is also another 5 Ohm resistor in the circuit. How many amps of current are in this circuit? HINT: V = IR

a)

0.15 amps

b)

15.0 amps

c)

6.67 amps

d)

1.50 amps

10.
How should you put in an Ammeter?
a)
In Parallel
b)
In Series
11.
A voltmeter should be placed ........... in a circuit
a)
in parallel
b)
in series
c)
in order
d)
upside down
12.
What would the voltmeter read
a)
1V
b)
2V
c)
3V
d)
6V
13.

What is this the symbol for?

a)

LED

b)

LDR

c)

Thermistor

d)

Variable Resistor

14.

Which is the correct symbol for a thermistor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the unit of charge?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Watts

16.

What device does this graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Filament lamp

d)

Thermistor

17.

What device does this graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Filament lamp

d)

Thermistor

18.

What device does this graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Filament lamp

d)

Thermistor

19.

Which of the following has a resistance that decreases with temperature.

a)

Filament bulb

b)

thermistor

c)

Light dependent resistor

d)

Diode

20.

Which of the following has a resistance that decreases with light intensity.

a)

Filament bulb

b)

thermistor

c)

Light dependent resistor

d)

Diode