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Nature electricity & Electrical variables

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A toaster, rated 1500 W 240 V, is switched on for 15 minutes. Calculate the energy used.

a)

3600 J

b)

22 500 J

c)

216 000 J

d)

1 350 000 J

2.

A fan, rated 50 W 240 V, uses 90 000 J of electrical energy. How long was the fan switched on?

Hint: Find the time.

a)

1800 h

b)

1800 s

c)

375 s

d)

375 h

3.

A 0.40 kW lamp was turned on for 8 hours.

What is the electrical energy in kWh consumed by the lamp?

(a)  

4.
A particle that carries a negative electric charge is called a(n) ______.
a)
neutron
b)
atom
c)
proton
d)
electron
5.
The potential difference that causes charges to move in a circuit is ___.
a)
voltage
b)
resistance
c)
current
d)
electric discharge
6.
A neutral object becomes negatively charged when it loses electrons.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
A student wants to use the diagram below to explain what happens when the light bulb turns on. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Light energy is transformed to electric energy.
b)
Electric energy is transformed to light energy.
c)
Electric energy is transformed to motion energy.
d)
Motion energy is transformed to electric energy.
8.
Tasha tested several items to see if they could conduct electricity.  Her data is shown below. What is the best claim she could make from her data?
a)
Wood is an insulator.
b)
Metal is an insulator.
c)
Keys are insulators.
d)
Toothpicks are conductors.
9.
Would these magnets repel or attract? 
a)
Repel
b)
Attract
10.
The flow of electricity in a circuit-
a)
current
b)
flow
c)
circuit
11.
The plastic around the wire is
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
c)
decoration
12.

This picture shows a circuit that is

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

an insulator

d)

static electricity

13.
True or False
 If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
An object that has more electrons than protons would have what kind of charge?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
15.
Magnetism produced by an electric current
a)
battery
b)
electromagnetism
c)
open circuit
d)
closed circuit
16.

Charge per unit time is

a)

potential difference

b)

continuity

c)

electrical current

d)

resistance

17.

1 Coulomb is equal to

a)

6.25 x 1016 electron

b)

6.25 x 1017 electron

c)

6.25 x 1018 electron

d)

6.25 x 1019 electron

18.

Find the output voltage of a battery that use up 5 Joules of energy in moving 0.5 Coulomb of charges

a)

10 Volts

b)

15 Volts

c)

20 Volts

d)

25 Volts

19.

What is the conductance of a 5 kOhm resistance?

a)

0.0005 S

b)

0.0004 S

c)

0.0003 S

d)

0.0002 S

20.

The flow of electron is from

a)

positive to negative polarity

b)

negative to positive polarity

c)

positive to positive polarity

d)

negative to negative polarity