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WeyPhys KS3/4 Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this circuit component?

a)

A battery

b)

A cell

c)

A lamp

d)

A transistor

2.

What component is this?

a)

A resistor

b)

A diode

c)

A lamp/bulb

d)

An ammeter

3.

What component is this?

a)

A voltmeter

b)

An ammeter

c)

A joule-meter

d)

A battery

4.

What component is this?

a)

A cell

b)

Two diodes

c)

A battery

d)

A resistor

5.

What is this component?

a)

A motor

b)

An ammeter

c)

A light-dependent resistor

d)

A voltmeter

6.

What is this component?

a)

An L.E.D.

b)

A thermistor

c)

An open switch

d)

A closed switch

7.

How are the ammeter and voltmeter connected in this circuit?

a)

Ammeter and voltmeter in series

b)

Ammeter and voltmeter in parallel

c)

Ammeter in series, voltmeter in parallel

d)

Voltmeter in series, ammeter in parallel

8.

What kind of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Short

d)

Incomplete

e)

A mixture of series and parallel

9.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Incomplete

b)

Parallel

c)

A mixture of series and parallel

d)

Short

e)

Incomplete

10.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Short

b)

Series

c)

Parallel

d)

Incomplete

e)

A mixture of series and parallel

11.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

A mixture of series and parallel

b)

Series

c)

Short

d)

Incomplete

e)

Parallel

12.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Incomplete

d)

Short

e)

A mixture of series and parallel

13.

What is the S.I. unit for electric current?

a)

Amperes, A

b)

Tesla, T

c)

Volts, V

d)

Farads, F

14.

What is the S.I. unit for voltage (or potential difference)

a)

The volt, V

b)

The ampere, A

c)

The ohm, Ω

d)

The henry, H

15.

What is electric current? Choose all correct answers

a)

The movement of positive electrons in a conductor

b)

The movement of negative electrons in a conductor

c)

The movement of charge in a conductor

d)

the movement of atoms in a conductor

16.

If the current at ammeter A1 is 2.0 A, what is the current at ammeters A2, A3 and A4?

a)

1.5 A, 1.0 A, and 0.5 A

b)

2.0 A, 2.0 A and 2.0 A

c)

1.33 A, 0.67 A and 0.0 A

d)

2.0 A, 3.0 A and 4.0 A

17.

Voltage = current x resistance.

How much current flows through the 2Ω resistor in this circuit?

a)

12.0 V

b)

12.0 A

c)

6.0 A

d)

4.0 A

18.

Voltage = current x resistance.

What is the size of the current through the 3Ω resistor?

a)

3.0 V

b)

12.0 A

c)

4.0 A

d)

9.0 A

19.

What is the total voltage across the three resistors?

a)

12 V

b)

9 V

c)

4 V

d)

6 V

20.

The battery p.d. is 12V. What is the voltage across the 2Ω resistor?

a)

4.0 V

b)

3.0 V

c)

12.0 V

d)

2.67 V