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GCA Electricity & Magnetism Quiz Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential Difference and Current are ____ related.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

not

2.

Resistance and Current are ____ related.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

not

3.

Potential Difference and Resistance are ____ related.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

not

4.

Choose the options that will increase the current flow.

a)

Increase the resistance

b)

decrease the resistance

c)

increase the voltage

d)

decrease the voltage

5.

A flashlight uses 2 batteries so it has 3 V of electric potential. How much current flows if the bulb has a resistance of 12 Ohms?


V = IR

a)

4 A

b)

24 A

c)

6 A

d)

0.25 A

6.

This type of circuit has one path and the current everywhere is the same.

a)

alternating

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

direct

7.

The flashlight has batteries that supply 3 V of potential difference. What is the voltage drop across the bulb?

a)

3 V

b)

1.5 V

c)

6 V

d)

You can't tell without knowing the resistance of the bulb.

8.

This measures the potential difference of a battery or the voltage drop across a resistor.

a)

otamatone

b)

potentiometer

c)

ammeter

d)

voltmeter

9.

This type of circuit has multiple paths and a current that splits at junction points.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

alternating

d)

direct

10.

In which type of circuit will the remaining bulbs continue to work if one goes out?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

alternating

d)

direct

11.

Current that is produced by electrons that vibrate back and forth.

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

alternating

d)

direct

12.

A south pole attracts a _____ pole.

a)

south

b)

north

c)

positive

d)

negative

13.

A magnetic field is the area around a magnet where a ______ can be exerted on another magnet or ferromagnetic material.

a)

weight

b)

potential difference

c)

force

d)

voltage

14.

The same bulbs connected in _____ will be brighter.

a)

series

b)

parallel

15.

The more bulbs you add in a series circuit, the ____ they get.

a)

dimmer

b)

brighter

16.

When current flows through a conductor, a(n) _____ field is produced perpendicular to the conductor.

a)

gravitational

b)

electric

c)

magnetic

d)

force