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Electric Circuits & Devices

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many paths through which charge can flow would be shown in a diagram of a series circuit?

a)

one

b)

two or more

c)

none

d)

More information is needed

2.

What is the unit of electric power

a)

ampere

b)

volt

c)

watt

d)

ohm

3.

Which of the following provides electrical safety

a)

circuit breaker

b)

fuse

c)

grounded plugs

d)

all of the above

4.

The strength of an electric field depends on the

a)

amount of charge that produced the field.

b)

distance from the charge.

c)

amount of charge on a test charge placed in the field.

d)

both the first and second choices listed above.

5.

What do electric forces between charges depend on?

a)

the quantity of charge involved

b)

how far apart the charges are

c)

both choices listed above

d)

none of the above

6.

What type of current is produced by a battery

a)

parallel current

b)

alternating current

c)

direct current

d)

potential current

7.

The current in a hair dryer measures 15.0 amps. The resistance of the hair dryer is 8 ohms. What is the voltage

a)

120V

b)

0.5V

c)

7V

d)

1800V

8.

Most of the circuits in your home are

a)

series circuits

b)

parallel circuits

c)

reversible circuits

d)

closed circuits

9.

If you know the power rating of an appliance and the voltage of the line it is attached to, you can calculate the current the appliance uses by

a)

multiplying the voltage by the power.

b)

subtracting the power from the voltage.

c)

dividing the voltage by the power.

d)

dividing the power by the voltage

10.

What is the best term to describe information sent as patterns and codes in the controlled flow of electrons through a circuit?

a)

electronic signal.

b)

digital signal.

c)

analog signal.

d)

integrated signal.

11.

A vacuum tube can be used to

a)

change alternating current into direct current.

b)

increase the strength of a signal.

c)

turn a current on or off.

d)

all of the above

12.

A solid-state component with three layers of semiconductors is a

a)

transistor.

b)

diode.

c)

vacuum tube.

d)

resistor.

13.

What is the primary use of transistors in a mobile phone?

a)

store electric charge

b)

maintain proper voltage

c)

store data

d)

amplify the phone's incoming signal