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Forces as vectors retrieval 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition for potential difference?

a)

the potential energy per electron.

b)

the potential energy per unit of charge.

c)

the kinetic energy per unit of charge.

d)

the energy carried by an electron.

2.

Figure 1 shows a flexible plastic strip being rubbed with a cloth.

Rubbing the plastic strip with the cloth causes the strip to become negatively charged.

Complete the sentence with 1 correct term.

The cloth is left with a (a)   charge.

3.

A lamp is connected to a 24 V power supply. The current through the lamp is 1.5 A.

Calculate the power of the lamp. (Answer to 2 Sig Fig with unit symbol).

(a)  

4.

Figure 1 shows the inside of a battery pack designed to hold three identical 1.5 V cells.

Which one of the arrangements shown in Figure 2 would give a 4.5 V output across the battery pack terminals T?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

A student set up the electrical circuit shown in the figure.

What line best describes what happens to the total resistance of the circuit and the current through the circuit when switch S is closed.

a)

Total resistance decreases, so current decreases

b)

Total resistance decreases, so current increases

c)

Total resistance decreases, so voltage decreases.

d)

Total resistance increases, so current decreases.

e)

Total resistance increases, so current increases.

6.

The diagram shows the circuit used to obtain the data needed to plot the current-potential difference graph for a filament lamp.

Why is component M included in the circuit?

a)

To keep the current constant.

b)

To keep the potential difference constant.

c)

To vary the current.

d)

To vary the bulbs resistance.

7.

If a charge flows through a resistor, which of the following happens to the resistor?

a)

It gets colder

b)

It gets hotter

c)

It becomes positively charged

d)

Nothing

8.

What is power?

a)

The number of repetitions of squats a body-builder can perform

b)

The number of cylinders in a car

c)

The rate at which energy is absorbed

d)

The rate at which energy is transferred

9.

What is the formula for power?

a)

P = E⁄t

b)

P = t⁄E

c)

P = E⁄2t

d)

P = 2E⁄t

10.

Power, potential difference and current are correctly related by which equation?

a)

P = I x V

b)

P = 2I x V

c)

P = I⁄V

d)

P = I⁄2V

11.

This is the symbol for a...

a)

Thermistor

b)

Bulb

c)

Fixed Resistor

d)

Ammeter

12.

This is the symbol for a...

a)

Motor

b)

Ammeter

c)

Bulb

d)

Voltmeter

13.

This is the symbol for a...

a)

Heater

b)

Motor

c)

Diode

d)

Light Dependent Resistor

14.

This is the symbol for a...

a)

Light Dependent Resistor

b)

Light Emitting Diode

c)

Thermistor

d)

Cell

15.

This is the symbol for a...

a)

Light Emitting Diode

b)

Fuse

c)

Fixed Resistor

d)

Variable Resistor