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Energy & electricity recap quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the units of energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Newtons

d)

Kilograms

2.

What are the units of mass?

a)

Newtons

b)

Kilograms

c)

Watts

d)

Metres

3.

What are the units of velocity?

a)

Metres

b)

Metres per second

c)

Seconds

d)

Metres per second squared

4.

What are the units of power?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Seconds

5.

What is the unit of charge?

a)

Coulombs

b)

Amps

c)

Volts

d)

Ohms

6.

What is the unit of current?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Ohms

7.

What is the unit for potential difference?

a)

Volts

b)

Amps

c)

Coulombs

d)

Ohms

8.

What is the unit for resistance?

a)

Volts

b)

Amps

c)

Coulombs

d)

Ohms

9.

What are the units of work done?

a)

Joules

b)

Watts

c)

Newtons

d)

Kilograms

10.

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy cannot be created and destroyed but only transferred from one store to another.

b)

Energy can only be created when it is transferred between stores.

c)

Energy cannot be created, but it can be destroyed or used up when it's transferred to a different store.

11.

Define specific heat capacity

a)

The energy needed to raise the temperature 1 kg of a material by 1ᵒ C

b)

The energy needed to change the state of 1 kg of material.

c)

The change of temperature of a material when it changes state.

d)

The energy lost by a material when it is moved into a cold room.

12.

What are the equations for calculating efficiency?


(Select ALL correct answers)

a)

Efficiency = useful energy output/total energy input

b)

Efficiency = useful power output/useful power input

c)

Efficiency = total energy output/total energy input

d)

Efficiency = total work done/total power output

e)

Efficiency = total power output/total power input

13.

Which of these energy resources are renewable?


(select ALL correct answers!)

a)

biofuel

b)

nuclear

c)

hydroelectricity

d)

coal

e)

tidal

14.

Which of these are types of energy transfer?


(select ALL correct answers!)

a)

mechanical

b)

electrical

c)

radiation

d)

heat

e)

chemical

15.

Which of these is NOT a type of energy store?


(select ALL correct answers!)

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

elastic potential

d)

radiative

e)

internal

16.

What is a series circuit?

a)

A circuit with only one route for charge to flow

b)

A circuit with more than one route for charge to flow

c)

A circuit with only one component in it

d)

A circuit with only one source of power

17.

What is a parallel circuit?

a)

A circuit with only one route for charge to flow

b)

A circuit with more than one route for charge to flow

c)

A circuit with multiple components in it

d)

A circuit with two sources of power

18.

Which component is this IV graph for?

a)

Resistor

b)

Filament lamp

c)

Diode

19.

Which component is this IV graph for?

a)

Resistor

b)

Filament lamp

c)

Diode

20.

Which component is this IV graph for?

a)

Resistor

b)

Filament lamp

c)

Diode

21.

Explain why increasing the temperature of a wire increases its resistance

a)

The ions in the metal vibrate/move more, causing more collisions with electrons.

b)

The heat causes the electrons to speed up.

c)

The ions vibrate/move around more, so there is more space for the electrons to move

d)

The heat reduces the potential difference across the wire.

22.

In a circuit the potential difference causes.....?

a)

charge to flow

b)

the resistance to increase

c)

ions to move

d)

the component to turn on