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PHYSICS- Properties of Electrical Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following correctly states relationship between voltage, resistance, and current in a circuit?

a)

Current is directly related to voltage but inversely related to resistance.

b)

Current is directly related to both voltage and resistance.

c)

Current is inversely related to both voltage and resistance.

d)

Current is directly related to voltage but is not affected by resistance.

2.
Which best describes a parallel circuit?
a)
Electricity flows along one pathway.
b)
The flow of electricity comes from one source. 
c)
Electricity flows along more than one pathway. 
d)
The flow of electricity comes from more than one source. 
3.
A circuit has a source voltage of 50V and a current of 10A. What is the power in watts?
a)
100
b)
250
c)
500
d)
1,500
4.
If a circuit has 12 amps of current and the resistance is 20 ohms, the applied voltage is _____.
a)
120V
b)
240V
c)
270V
d)
380V
5.
How many amps are there in the current of a circuit if the voltage source is 140V and the resistance is 2 ohms?
a)
12A
b)
70A
c)
160A
d)
280A
6.
Which of the following is used to step voltage down to lower levels before it reaches a home or office?
a)
a. Transformer
b)
b. Generator
c)
c. Conductor
d)
d. Insulator
7.
A 5-ohm and a 20-ohm resistor are connected in parallel. What is the total resistance of these two resistors?
a)
a. 100 ohms
b)
b. 25 ohms
c)
c. 4 ohms
d)
d. 2 ohms
8.

What is the equivalent or total resistance (Re) across this circuit?

a)

3 kΩ

b)

10 kΩ

c)

13 kΩ

d)

18 kΩ

9.
Which resistor will prevent the most current flow?
a)
1 ohm
b)
100 ohms
c)
1000 ohms
d)
0.5k ohms
10.

How would the equivalent resistance be determined?

a)

1 / Req = (1/5) + (1/8) + (1/3) Ω

b)

120 Ω

c)

1.5189873 Ω

d)

1 / Req = (1/5) * (1/8) * (1/3) Ω

11.

If the length of a wire increases, the resistance ____________

a)

a. decreases

b)

b. increases

c)

c. stays the same

d)

d. unknown

12.

How does the thickness of a wire affect resistance?

a)

A thicker wire has more resistance

b)

A thinner wire has more resistance

c)

Thickness of a wire does not affect resistance

13.

As resistance increases, the current in a circuit will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

burn up

14.

What effect does a hotter temperature have on resistance?

a)

No effect

b)

Increases resistance

c)

Decreases resistance

d)

Stays the same

15.
Watts is the same as...
a)
Joules per second
b)
Voltage per second
c)
Current per second
16.
The voltage supplied to a circuit is 17 V and the current running through is 10 A. What is the power generated?
a)
170 W
b)
170 A
c)
1.7 V
d)
1.7 W
17.
Calculate the electric power of an electrical appliance in which 10 A of current is flowing through a resistor of 2 ohms.
 
Remember: V=IR and P=VI
a)
80 W
b)
200 W
c)
2.5 A
d)
22.5 KJ
18.

Why is electricity transmitted in high voltages?

a)

less dangerous to humans.

b)

less prone to fire in transmission cables.

c)

to power more appliances.

d)

to reduce energy loss.

19.

When electricity is transmitted over long distances, the greatest power loss occurs because of _____________________

a)

high voltage

b)

low voltage

c)

high current

d)

low current

20.

Identify the typical voltages found on power lines from

a) power plant - substation

b) substation-neighborhood transformer

c) neighborhood transformer-house

a)

a) 240 V

b) 600-2400 V

c) 600 kV

b)

a) 120 V

b) 240 V

c) 600 V

c)

a) 600 V

b) 240 V

c) 120 V

d)

a) 600 kV

b) 600-2400 V

c) 240 V