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Electricity - Circuits & Safety Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of circuit is shown in the diagram?

a)

combination circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

2.

What is meant by voltage?

a)

rate of flow of electric charges

b)

opposes flow of current

c)

energy needed to move one unit of electric charge between 2 points

3.

Which circuit below would be described as a "closed" circuit?

a)
b)
c)
4.

Which of the following instruments is used to measure current?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

This is the circuit symbol of a

a)

fuse

b)

fixed resistor

c)

variable resistor

d)

buzzer

6.

Which type of circuit is shown in the diagram?

a)

parallel circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

combination circuit

d)

series circuit

7.

in which circuit will the light bulb be the brightest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

All has bulbs with the same brightness

8.

When one light bulb is broken, all the other light bulbs will not light up.

In which of the following circuit will this happen?

a)
b)
c)
9.

What can be the danger caused by the action shown in the diagram? (can be more than one answer)

a)

electrical fire

b)

overheating of cables

c)

electric shock

d)

insulation of wires become damaged

10.

How will you get the ammeter reading at A1?

a)

sum of A2 + A4

b)

sum of A2 + A3

c)

sum of A3 + A4

d)

sum of A2 + A3 + A4

11.

What is the current reading on ammeter P?

a)

0.5 A

b)

1.5 A

c)

2.0 A

d)

2.5 A

12.

All three resistors have the equal resistance.

What is the voltage reading at V?

a)

1V

b)

2V

c)

3V

d)

6V

13.

E.m.f is another word for voltage of a dry cell.

What is the e.m.f. of the cell?

a)

1.0 V

b)

2.0 V

c)

4.0 V

d)

6.0 V

14.

The circuit is set up using identical cells and bulbs.

What is the value of A5?

a)

3 A

b)

6 A

c)

12 A

d)

18 A

15.

What is the voltage reading at V1?

a)

3 V

b)

6 V

c)

8 V

d)

12 V

16.

What is the voltage reading on voltmeter Q?

a)

0.5 V

b)

1.0 V

c)

1.5 V

d)

2.0 V

17.

The wire in a fuse will melt when the

a)

current is larger than the fuse rating

b)

current is smaller than the fuse rating

c)

voltage is too large

d)

voltage is too small

18.

What is a suitable fuse rating for a washing machine using 6 A of current?

a)

1 A

b)

5 A

c)

6 A

d)

10 A

19.

What is missing in the 3-pin plug?

a)

Live wire

b)

Earth wire

c)

Neutral wire

d)

Fuse

20.

How does a circuit breaker works?

a)

Circuit breaker will cause the current to flow from live wire to earth.

b)

Circuit breaker will melt when the current is too large.

c)

Circuit breaker will 'trip' and cut off electricity supply when the current is too small.

d)

Circuit breaker will 'trip' and cut off electricity supply when the current is too large.