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Electric circuit components

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a current?
a)
A constant flow of electricity 
b)
A path that a current can flow along
2.
What is a circuit?
a)
A constant flow of electricity 
b)
A path that a current can flow along
3.
Gives a constant supply of electrons. 
a)
Power source
b)
Load
c)
Energy Pathway
4.
A device that uses electricity. 
a)
Load 
b)
Battery Source
c)
Energy pathway
5.
What are the 3 basic components of a circuit?
a)
Energy source, Load, Energy Pathway
b)
Battery, Energy source, Energy Pathway
c)
Battery, Wire, Energy Pathway
d)
ALL of them
6.
A wire is an example of _____.
a)
Battery source 
b)
Energy pathway
c)
Load
d)
All of them
7.

Which unit is current measured in?

a)

Volts

b)

Amps

c)

Coulombs

d)

Ohms

8.

Which is the symbol for a fixed resistor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which unit is charge measured in?

a)

Coulombs

b)

Volts

c)

Amps

d)

Ohms

10.

"the opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current" Is the definition for which quantity?

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

d)

Charge

11.

Which of these components is used for measuring current in a circuit?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Resistor

c)

Ammeter

d)

Fuse

12.

Which of these components is used for measuring voltage in a circuit?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Cell

c)

Light dependent resistor

d)

Voltmeter

13.

Which of these components is used for transferring electrical energy into light energy?

a)

Lamp

b)

Fuse

c)

Closed switch

d)

Light dependent resistor

14.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
15.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
16.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
17.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
Lamp
b)
Water wheel
c)
Loudspeaker
d)
Motor
18.
a)
Closed push switch
b)
Pressure pad
c)
Weighing scales
d)
Fuse
19.
this circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
20.

The force of electricity that flows through a circuit. It is measured in volts and is a property of electricity.

a)

current

b)

parallel circuit

c)

series circuit

d)

voltage

21.

The flow of electrons through a circuit. It is measured in amps.

a)

current

b)

parallel circuit

c)

series circuit

d)

voltage

22.

Material that transmits heat or electricity, allowing it to flow.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

current

d)

voltage

23.

Materials that do not allow heat or electricity to flow easily.

a)

current

b)

resistance

c)

insulators

d)

conductors

24.

When the electricity can't flow through.

a)

closed circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

fuse

d)

circuit breaker

25.

_______________________ are good conductors of electricity.

a)

Glass and rubber

b)

Paper and rubber

c)

Glass, plastic, and wood

d)

Most metals

26.

An electrical circuit that can be traced in a continuous path from the source of the electrical energy, around the circuit, and back to the energy source.

a)

fuse

b)

open circuit

c)

closed circuit

d)

circuit breaker

27.

Look at the schematic diagram. Which symbol represents two batteries?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

A ______________________ allows you to control whether the circuit is open or closed.

a)

bulb and filament

b)

parallel circuit

c)

switch

d)

short circuit

29.

Which symbol represents the wire in a schematic diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

The circuit has _____________________ bulbs.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

31.
Which instrument is shown in the picture?
a)
voltmeter
b)
ammeter
c)
galvanometer
d)
multimeter
32.
What is the function of a dry cell?
a)
A conductor that connect the components together.
b)
A method of opening or closing the circuit.
c)
A source of electromotive force that drives electric charges around the circuit.
d)
A load in which moving charges can do a useful job.
33.

Choose the correct symbol for this component!

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.
What is this?
a)
capacitor
b)
IC
c)
resistor
d)
transistor
35.

An electrical component that we use in electronics circuits to limit current though an active component or to reduce voltage in the circuit.

a)

Capacitor

b)

Current

c)

Resistor

d)

Ancestor

36.

What is the purpose of a resistor?

a)

allow current flow

b)

control current flow

c)

prevent current flow

d)

allow heat to build up