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AS - electricity

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a graph for a ..............................

a)

LDR

b)

Thermistor

c)

Diode

d)

Resistor

e)

Filament lamp

2.

This is a graph for a ...............................................

a)

LDR

b)

Thermistor

c)

Diode

d)

Resistor

e)

Filament lamp

3.

As the temperature increases, the resistance

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

can not say

4.

What is the correct symbol for a LDR (light dependent resistor)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
5.

What is the correct symbol for a thermistor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
6.

In the equation I=nAve, which optionS correctly describe the meaning of n?

a)

the charge carrier density

b)

the number of charge carriers per unit volume

c)

the number of charge carriers per m3

d)

the number of charge carriers in the wires

e)

the total charge carriers available in the battery

7.

If the current in a specific copper wire increases this can be due to _____________________.

a)

An increase in the charge carrier density

b)

An increase in the electron drift speed

c)

An decrease in its cross sectional area

d)

An increase in the charge of electrons

8.

The graph shows the change in current with potential difference for

a)

an LED

b)

a filament lamp

c)

a diode

d)

a thermistor

9.

To calculate the resistance of the component at a particular potential difference you

a)

read the current at that point on the graph and calculate p.d divided by current

b)

draw a tangent to the line at that point and calculate the gradient

c)

draw a tangent to the line at that point and calculate 1/gradient

d)

read the current at that point on the graph and calculate current/p.d

10.

The resistance of the component

a)

is always constant as the p.d. increases

b)

starts high and then decreases as the p.d. increases

c)

starts constant for low values of p.d. and then increases as the p.d. increases

d)

starts constant for low values of p.d. and then decreases as the p.d. increases

11.

What is Resistance?

a)

how difficult it is for electrons to move through a circuit

b)

How hard the energy is pushed

c)

The amount of charges that pass by a given point per second

d)

None of the above

12.

What relationship is shown by this graph (choose two true statements)

a)

A family relationship

b)

A directly proportional relationship

c)

A non-linear relationship

d)

An inverse relationship

13.

What happens to the resistance of a filament lamp as the potential difference increases? Why?

a)

It is constant. The resistance of a filament lamp always remains the same.

b)

It decreases. As the potential difference increases, more electrons are pushed through the wire in the lamp in a smaller time and so the resistance decreases.

c)

It increases. As the potential difference increases, the current also increases which heats the filament increasing the number of collisions between electrons and lattice atoms.

d)

May be I should revise this topic before the exam.

14.

Which one of these components is designed to break the circuit, if the current becomes too high?

a)

ammeter

b)

variable resistor

c)

fuse

d)

lamp

15.

Why does the resistance increase as the potential difference increases for a lamp?

a)

The current remains constant, so from V = IR, if V increases, R increases.

b)

The filament heats up, the ions vibrate more and collide together with each other.

c)

The filament heats up, the ions vibrate more and so there are more collisions between ions and electrons.

d)

The filament heats up, the ions remain stationary and allow the electrons to pass through.

16.

If a current of 1.2 A passes through a lamp, and it has a potential difference of 18 V across it. What is the resistance of the lamp?

a)

15 Ohms

b)

15 Amps

c)

0.067 Ohms

d)

21.6 Amps

17.

Which of the following does this graph apply to?

a)

A diode

b)

A fixed resistor

c)

A filament lamp

d)

A thermistor

18.

Which of the following does this graph apply to?

a)

diode

b)

filament lamp

c)

fixed resistor

d)

a thermistor

19.

Which of the following does this graph apply to?

a)

diode

b)

filament lamp

c)

fixed resistor

d)

a thermistor

20.

Which of the following has this circuit symbol?

a)

diode

b)

fixed resistor

c)

filament lamp

d)

A thermistor

21.

Which component is this?

a)

Variable resistor

b)

Fuse

c)

Thermistor

d)

Diode

22.

As current passes thorough a thermistor, what happens to its resistance and WHY?

4 lines
23.

a) What is Emf?

b) What is potential difference?

4 lines
24.

What is resistance?

4 lines
25.

As current passes through a filament lamp, what happens to its resistance and WHY?

4 lines
26.

State Ohm's Law.

4 lines