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3gk - physics test

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

Tick off all the correct answers about efficiency!

a)

Efficiency describes how much energy a machine needs to run

b)

Efficiency describes which percentage of the energy cannot be used in a process

c)

The efficiency of a LED is better than the one of a light bulb, when you use it for lighting a room

d)

Thermal power stations have efficiencies around 30%

e)

An electric car can have an efficiency of up to 150%

2.

Why are high voltage transmission lines used to transmit electricity very far?

a)

because the higher the voltage is, the fewer electricity is lost in the transmission lines.

b)

because electricity can only be transmitted at very high voltages.

c)

because it is a lot safer for the people and the environment to use high voltage

d)

because you can transmit more electrical power in the same cables using high voltage

e)

because with high voltage you don't need any transformers or electrical substations

3.

What will stop working immediately after a black out?

a)

fridge

b)

mobile phone

c)

washing machine

d)

car

e)

lighting in a room

4.

What should you do during a black out?

a)

steel things from the supermarket

b)

listen to the radio (for example in your car)

c)

prepare candles for the night

d)

eat things that spoil quickly first

e)

panik and run around

5.

What can you do to prepare for a crisis, like a black out?

a)

buy rice and other food that can be stored for a long time

b)

check regularly if the medicaments are still good

c)

talk with your family about different actions and procedures

d)

always have enough candles and lighters in the house

e)

buy a gas stove and enought gas

6.

Tick off the correct statements about nerve cells and the human body

a)

nerve cells connect the brain and muscles

b)

when the brain sends and electrical pulse to a muscle the muscle contracts

c)

When a muscle gets an electrical pulse it contracts

d)

To help a person that is caught in a circuit you should grab the persons hand tightly and pull sharply

e)

The potential between the inside and the outside of a nerve cell is about 50 Volts.

7.

Tick off the correct sentences about electroscopes.

a)

Electroscopes can be used to detect magnetic fields

b)

similar charges attract each other, different charges repel

c)

The more additionl electrons are on an electroscope the higher moves the pin inside the electroscope

d)

when you touch an charged electroscope with your finger, most of the additional charges will flow into your finger

e)

when you touch an charged electroscope with your finger, nothing will happen at all

8.

Tick off the correct statements about power stations and transformers

a)

Photovoltaik modules convert sunrays directly into electricity

b)

Hydroelectric power stations use the wind to make electricity

c)

Most power stations produce 3 phase electrical power

d)

In Austria we produce a lot of hydroelectric power

e)

You usually find photovoltaik modules on the roofs of houses

9.

Tick off the correct statements about lightnings

a)

most people survive a lightning strike

b)

a lightning stike can blow off your robe

c)

lightning stikes can cool down metals strongly

d)

lightning stikes can split trees into halfs

e)

when you're struck by a lightning you can get a runny nose, broken heart or even feel sorry for a stone.