WorksheetsPhysics Unit 7 - Electricity
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
What is the correct variable and unit for charge?
q measured in Coulombs (C)
I measured in Amps (A)
I measured in Coulombs (C)
q measured in Amps (A)
What is the correct variable and unit for current?
q measured in Coulombs (C)
I measured in Amps (A)
I measured in Coulombs (C)
q measured in Amps (A)
What is the correct variable and unit for resistance?
R measured in Volts (V)
R measured in Amps (A)
R measured in ohms (Ω)
R measured in resistance (R)
If you comb your hair and the comb becomes negatively charged, your hair has likely become:
Uncharged
Positively charged
Negatively charged
Electrons and protons:
Attract each other
Repel each other
Do not interact
Circuit breakers are used to:
Prevent overloading
Keep wires from overheating
Break circuit if there's too much current
All of the above
Imagine four bulbs connected in series. If you remove the first bulb, the other light bulbs:
Burn brighter
Burn the same as before
Burn dimmer
Do not burn at all
Imagine four bulbs connected in parallel. If you remove the first bulb, the other light bulbs:
Burn brighter
Burn the same as before
Burn dimmer
Do not burn at all
Imagine a circuit diagram. What symbol is used to represent resistance?
A straight line
A zigzag line
A single line that is broken/has a bend in it
Two straight lines
Compared to the resistance of two resistors connected in series, the same two resistors connected in parallel have:
Less resistance
More resistance
The same resistance
Electrical resistance in a wire depends on the wire's:
Thickness
Conductivity
Length
None of the above
A positive ion has:
More electrons than protons
More protons than electrons
A +1 charge always
One proton
An open circuit is a circuit in which charge:
Can flow
Is prevented from flowing
Charge carriers in a metal are electrons rather than protons, because electrons are:
Relatively far from a nucleus
Loosely bound
All of the above
None of the above
The total resistance of a 10 Ω resistor and a 7 Ω resistor in series is:
2 Ω
3 Ω
7 Ω
17 Ω
70 Ω
The total resistance of a 6 Ω resistor and a 12 Ω resistor in parallel is:
4 Ω
6 Ω
18 Ω
20 Ω
73 Ω
A neutron has a _________ charge.
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Which of the following accurately summarizes the rules for totaling V, I, and R in series?
Add V - Keep I constant - Add R
Keep V constant - Add I - Add R
Add V - Add I - Keep R constant
Keep V constant - Add I - Add inverses of R
Which of the following accurately summarizes the rules for totaling V, I, and R in parallel?
Add V - Keep I constant - Add R
Keep V constant - Add I - Add R
Add V - Add I - Keep R constant
Keep V constant - Add I - Add inverses of R
V = IR P = IV=I2R What is the resistance of a toaster that uses 5 A of current when connected to a 120 volt power source?
5 ohms
24 ohms
120 ohms
600 ohms
None of the above
V = IR When connected to a 110 volt power supply, how much current is in a light bulb that has a resistance of 220 ohms?
0.5 A
2.0 A
110 A
220 A
24,200 A
P = IV = I2R A power line with a resistance of 9 ohms has a current of 80 A in it. The power dissipated (lost) in the line is:
360 W
720 W
1,440 W
57,600 W
None of the above
Electrical forces between charges are strongest when the charges are:
Far apart
Close together
The electrical force is constant everywhere
As more lamps are put into a series circuit, the overall current:
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
As more lamps are put into a parallel circuit, the overall current:
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
Which of the following applies to a parallel circuit, NOT a series circuit:
Current has more than one pathway
Voltage stays the same
Current stays the same
If one bulb goes out, they all go out
In order for current to flow in a circuit, you must have:
A switch that is open
A complete path for the current
Two bulbs in parallel
Two bulbs in series
All of the above
What symbol is used to represent voltage in a schematic or circuit diagram?
Two straight lines, one longer than the other
A zigzag line
A single line that is broken/has a bend in it
One straight line
What is the principle of conservation of charge?
Electrons are neither created nor destroyed
Electrons can be transferred from one material to another
When you are shocked you no longer have any electrons
None of the above
A material through which electrical charge can flow is:
A conductor
An insulator
A piece of wood
A piece of copper wire
What is electrical potential difference?
Resistance
Current
Voltage
Something that controls the flow of electrical current is:
A resistor, larger resistance = slower current
A resistor, larger resistance = faster current
Voltage, larger voltage = slower current
Voltage, larger voltage = faster current
V = IR Ohm's law states which of the following:
Current is directly proportional to voltage
Current is directly proportional to resistance
Resistance is directly proportional to current
Is the resistance of your body much greater when you're wet than when your skin is dry? How do you know?
Yes
No
If power and voltage on a lightbulb read "50 W, 100 V," how much current will flow through the bulb?
0.5 A
2 A
50 A
100 A
5,000 A
The reason a charged balloon will stick to a wall is that:
Electrons transfer back and forth between the wall and the balloon
Induced opposite charges in the wall are closer than other wall charges
The rubber of the balloon simply sticks to walls
The charge is slightly sticky and acts like glue
None of the above
Electric current is the flow of:
Positive charges
Negative charges
Protons
Electrons
None of the above
F = d2kq1q2 Coulomb's law states that the force between any two charges depends:
Directly on the size of the charges
Inversely on the square of the distance between the charges
None of the above
One of the above
F = d2kq1q2 Susie rubs two balloons in her hair, causing the balloons to become negatively charged with 1 x 10 -6 C. She holds them a distance of 2 m apart. What is the electric force between the two balloons?
0.00225 N
2250 N
4500 N
0.0045 N
F = d2kq1q2 What must be the distance between charge q1 = 10 x 10^-6 C and charge q2 = 20 x 10^-6 C for the electric force between them to be 6 N?
0.17 m
1.3 m
10.8 m
0.03 m
0.00003 m
When reading a resistor, which band(s) should you check for the "digit" column?
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
When reading a resistor, which band(s) should you check for the "multiplier" column?
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
