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Yr 9 Electricity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is needed for electrical charge to flow through a closed circuit?

a)

Resistance

b)

Power

c)

Energy

d)

Voltage

2.

At any point in a single closed loop, the current is

a)

The same

b)

twice as much at the end as it was at the beginning

c)

half as much at the end as it was at the beginning

d)

Divided between components

3.

The current through any component depends on

a)

The energy and charge

b)

The power and time

c)

The voltage and resistance

d)

The capacitance and voltage

4.

What is resistance measured in?

a)

Volts

b)

Ohms

c)

Amperes

d)

Joules

5.

What is an ohmic conductor?

a)

A conductor in which power is proportional to voltage at a given temperature

b)

An insulator in which current is proportional to voltage at a given temperature

c)

A conductor in which current is proportional to voltage at a given temperature

d)

An insulator in which power is proportional to charge at a given temperature

6.

Describe current flow in a diode

a)

Current flows in only the same direction the diode is pointing

b)

Current flows in only the opposite direction that the diode is pointing

c)

Current doubles in the direction that the diode is pointing

d)

Current doubles in the opposite direction that the diode is pointing

7.

Describe the function of an LDR

a)

It increases the resistance as light intensity increases.

b)

It decreases the resistance as light intensity increases.

c)

It only allows current to flow in one direction

d)

It allows current to flow in one direction if light intensity decreases.

8.

What current flows in both directions and who was it discovered by?

a)

DC-Edison

b)

DC- Tesla

c)

AC- Edison

d)

AC- Tesla

9.

What is a transformer?

a)

Increases and decreases the voltage and current

b)

Increases and decreases the power and time

c)

Increases and decreases the charge and energy

d)

Increases and decreases the resistance and charge

10.

What is an electric field?

a)

The area around an appliance where you can feel electricity

b)

The area around an appliance where you can see electricity

c)

The area around an appliance where a charged particle experiences a force

d)

The area around an appliance where you could be potentially harmed by an electric shock.