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Electricity Review (Chapter 6)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Static electricity is 
a)
The balance of electrical charge on an object
b)
The imbalance of electrical charge on an object
c)
The discharge of electrical charge
d)
The build up of protons in the nucleus of an atom 
2.
True or False
Like charges repel
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Materials that tightly hold on to their electrons are considered 
a)
Good conductors
b)
Good insulators
c)
Good anti-static agents
d)
Useful for storing charge
4.
Which one of these objects is a good insulator
a)
Copper wire
b)
Glass
c)
Aluminum 
d)
Gold
5.

Materials that easily lose or accept electrons are considered

a)

Good conductors

b)

Good insulators

c)

Good anti-static agents

d)

Good for storing charge

6.

Which term is not a method for charging an object with static electricity

a)

Alternating Current

b)

Induction

c)

Conduction (Contact)

d)

Friction

7.
What method of static charging is shown in this picture
a)
Polarization
b)
Friction
c)
Induction
d)
Conduction
8.

Which is a stronger force?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Electrical Force

9.

True or False: Electrical force is always attractive and never repulsive

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which type of charging method does NOT require the materials to touch?

a)

Conduction (Contact)

b)

Friction

c)

Induction

d)

Van De Graff

11.

What voltage is required to produce a current of 0.65 amps in a wire with a resistance of 200 ohms?

a)

0.0032 V

b)

130 V

c)

307 V

12.

What amount of current is in your fingers if they touch the terminals of a 9.0 V battery when the resistance of your skin is 1,050 ohms?

a)

0.0086 A

b)

117 A

c)

9450 A

13.

How does a battery work to produce current?

a)

The chemical reaction within a battery creates a positive and negative terminal that pushes the current in one direction in the circuit

b)

Electrons stored in the battery flow into the circuit; providing the devices with electricity necessary to work

14.

A battery is a source of electric current because of a _________ between the terminals

a)

Resistance

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Semiconductor

d)

Potential Difference

15.

The rate at which charges flow through a conductor is called...

a)

electrical potential energy

b)

resistance

c)

voltage

d)

current

16.

___________ is the opposition posed by a material to the flow of current

a)

Voltage

b)

Resistance

c)

Charge

d)

Ampere

17.

Calculate the resistance of a bulb that draws 1.3 A of current with a potential difference of 12 V

a)

9.2 Ohms

b)

15.6 Ohms

c)

0.108 Ohms

18.

A 6.0-Volt battery is connected to a 24 ohm resistor. What is the current in the resistor?

a)

0.25 A

b)

4.0 A

c)

18 A

d)

144 A

19.

Which of the following are devices that protect circuits from overload?

a)

Transistor

b)

Fuse

c)

Circuit Breaker

d)

Battery

20.

What type of circuit has a single pathway for current to flow

a)

Open Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Series Circuit

d)

Parallel Circuit

21.

Calculate the power of a portable radio that operates on 18 volts and draws 2.2 Amps of Current

a)

39.6 W

b)

8.2 W

c)

1 W

d)

0.12 W

22.

Calculate the current drawn by a 4.0 W flashlight bulb that uses a 12 volt battery

a)

48 Amps

b)

3 Amps

c)

0.33 Amps

23.

A circuit in which two or more paths are connected to a voltage soure

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Parallel Circuit

c)

Closed Circuit

d)

Open Circuit

24.

A device that contains a metal filament that melts when the current is too high

a)

Circuit Breaker

b)

Fuse

c)

Resistor

d)

Battery

25.

If lightbulb B is removed, what will happen?

a)

A and C will both stop working

b)

A will stop working, C will not be affected

c)

A and C will both get brighter

d)

A and C will both get dimmer