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Electric Circuits

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
2.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
3.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
4.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
Lamp
b)
Water wheel
c)
Loudspeaker
d)
Motor
5.
current is measured in....
a)
volts
b)
amps
c)
watts
d)
mph
6.

Calculate current if a charge of 10 Coulombs flows past a point in 5 seconds

a)

2 Amps

b)

50 Amps

c)

0.5 Amps

7.
Voltage is measured in __.
a)
volts.
b)
watts.
c)
coulombs. 
8.

What is the energy given off by a 20V bulb which has 10C passing through it?

a)

200J

b)

2J

c)

0.5J

d)

250J

9.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
10.

Ohm's Law states that...

a)

...the electricity is a series circuit will always be constant

b)

...current is directly proportional to potential difference when temperature is constant

c)

...current is directly proportional to power in a wire at constant potential difference

d)

...voltage and current increase except in a thermistor

11.

The graph shows the change in current with potential difference for

a)

an LED

b)

a filament lamp

c)

a diode

d)

a thermistor

12.

Which component has the highest resistance?

a)

1

b)

2

13.

Where would you place a voltmeter in the circuit?

a)

Green ?

b)

Red ?

14.

the formula to find current when the values of V and R are known is

a)

I = V2R

b)

I = V/R

c)

I = R/V

d)

I=VR

15.
a)
A2 = A3
b)
A2 + A3 = A1
c)
A1 + A2 = A3
d)
A4 = A2 - A3
16.

____________ __________ assumes that current flows out of the positive side of the battery, through the circuit, and back to the negative side of the battery.

a)

Conventional Current

b)

Ohms Law

c)

Electron Flow

d)

Kirchoff's Current Law

17.

In a series circuit, there are multiple paths for current to flow.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The total resistance (RT) is equal to the sum of all of the resistances (i.e., R1 + R2 + R3) in a series circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The sum of all of the voltage drops (VR1 + VR2 + VR2) is equal to the total applied voltage (VT) in a series circuit.

a)

True

b)

False