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Current electricity and Household circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

yellow and green blue brown

b)

brown blue yellow and green

c)

yellow and green brown blue

d)

blue brown yellow and green

2.
a)

Its voltage is always 0 V.

b)

It is green in colour.

c)

A fuse is fitted in it.

d)

No current flows through it.

3.
a)

5 A.

b)

10 A.

c)

15 A.

d)

20 A.

4.

What is the power when a voltage of 120 V drives a 2-A current through a device?

a)

120 Watts

b)

360 Watts

c)

240 Watts

5.

A circuit with only one path for the current to flow is a __________________.

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

mini circuit

d)

device

6.

A light circuit is operating at 75 Volts. What is the circuit's current if the resistance is 5 Ohms?

a)

375 Amps

b)

50 Amps

c)

15 Amps

d)

0.07 Amps

7.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
c)
solo
d)
circle
8.

If the voltage across the battery was 10V in this diagram, what would be the voltage across each light bulb?

a)

10V

b)

5V

c)

20V

d)

0V

9.

A circuit with 3 resistors, 10 Ohms, 30 Ohms and 20 Ohms are in series. What is the total resistance

a)

30 Ohms

b)

50 Ohms

c)

60 Ohms

d)

100 Ohms

10.

A current that is able to move in both directions is called:

a)

Alternating current (AC)

b)

Direct current (DC)

c)

Voltage current (VC)

11.

Batteries allow which type of current to flow through them?

a)

Alternating Current (AC)

b)

Direct current (DC)

c)

Voltage current (VC)

12.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a series circuit?

a)

Any break in a series circuit results in no current.

b)

Series circuits must be operated by at least three switches.

c)

The more resistance in a series circuit, the more current will flow.

13.

If a circuit has two resistors in parallel both are 4Ω, what is the total resistance of the circuit?

a)

1Ω

b)

2Ω

c)

4Ω

d)

8Ω

14.

As the length of a wire increases, the resistance of the wire will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

15.

As the diameter of a wire increases, the resistance of the wire will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

16.
How does resistance affect current?
a)
less resistance - less current
b)
more resistance - less current
c)
more resistance - more current
d)
resistance does not affect current
17.

Which is a true statement?

a)

No sources of emf have internal resistance

b)

Some sources of emf have internal resistance

c)

Most sources of emf have internal resistance

d)

All sources of emf have internal resistance

18.

What is emf?

a)

the electro motive "force" or the force on electrons

b)

the electromotive "force" or the Voltage of a cell measured when there is no current flowing

c)

the electromotive "field" or the Voltage of a cell measured when there is no current

d)

the electromotive "force" or Voltage of a cell measured when connected to a circuit

19.

What is internal resistance?

a)

the resistance inside the cell that increases with more current drawn from the cell

b)

the resistance inside the cell that decreases with more current drawn from the cell

c)

the resistance inside the cell that remains constant as the current drawn from the cell changes

d)

the resistance inside each component which increases as more resistances are added in series

20.

Which is the right form of Ohm's Law?

a)

V=I/R

b)

V=R/I

c)

I=V/R

d)

I=R/V