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Lesson 8.1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The current through a 10-ohm resistor is 1.2 amperes. What is the potential difference across the resistor?

a)

8.3 V

b)

12 V

c)

14 V

d)

120 V

2.

During a thunderstorm, a lightning strike transfers 12 coulombs of charge in 2.0*10^-3 seconds. What is the average current produced in this strike? 

a)

1.7*10^-4 A

b)

2.4*10^-2 A

c)

6.0*10^3 A

d)

9.6*10^3 A

3.

In a simple circuit, a 110-volt electric heater draws 2.0 amperes of current. What is the resistance of the heater?

a)

0.018 Ω

b)

28 Ω

c)

55 Ω

d)

220 Ω

4.

The slope of the line on the graph represents

a)

resistance of a material

b)

electric field intensity

c)

power dissipated in a resistor

d)

electrical energy

5.

What is the resistance of a 20.0-meter-long tungsten rod with a cross-sectional area of 1.00*10^-4 meters squared at 20 degrees Celsius?

a)

2.80*10-5 Ω

b)

1.12*10-2 Ω

c)

89.3 Ω

d)

112 Ω

6.

If the diameter of a wire were to increase, its electrical resistance would

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

7.

Which graph below bests represents the relationship between the resistance of a copper wire of uniform cross-sectional area and the wire's length at constant temperature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

How much current flows through a 12-ohm flashlight bulb operating at 3.0 volts?

a)

0.25 A

b)

0.75 A

c)

3.0 A

d)

4.0 A

9.

Which if the following units is NOT one of the units used for work?

a)

joules

b)

electronvolt

c)

ampere

d)

watt-second

10.

The amount of work required to move charge across a potential difference of 32 volts was 96 electronvolts. What is the value of the charge?

a)

0.333 e

b)

3 e

c)

4.8*10-19 e

d)

3072 e

11.

A 0.500-meter length fo wire with a cross sectional area of 3.14*10^-6 meters squared is found to have a resistance of 2.53*10^-3 ohms. According to the resistivity chart, the wire could be made of

a)

aluminum

b)

copper

c)

nichrome

d)

silver

12.

Which scenario would result in the smallest resistance value at room temperature for a copper wire?

a)

Keeping the cross-sectional area and the length of the wire the same

b)

Keeping the cross-sectional area the same and doubling the length of the wire

c)

Doubling the cross-sectional area and keeping the length of the wire the same

d)

Doubling both the cross-sectional area and the length of the wire

13.

If the cross-sectional area of a metallic conductor is halved and the length of the conductor is doubled, the resistance of the conductor will be

a)

halved

b)

doubled

c)

unchanged

d)

quadrupled

14.

Which graph below best represents the relationship between the resistance of a copper wire of uniform cross-sectional area and the wire's length at constant temperature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

In a flashlight, a battery provides a total of 3.0 volts to a bulb. If the flashlight bulb has an operating resistance of 5.0 Ω, the current through the bulb is

a)

0.30 A

b)

0.60 A

c)

1.5 A

d)

1.7 A

16.

An electric circuit contains an 'ohmic' resistor connected to a source of a constant potential difference. Which graph best represents the relationship between current and resistance in this circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

The current through a light bulb is 2.0 amperes. How many coulombs of electric charge pass through the light bulb in one minute?

a)

60 C

b)

2.0 C

c)

120 C

d)

240 C

18.

The current traveling from the cathode to the screen in a television picture tube is 5.0*10^-5 ampere. How many ELECTRONS strike the screen in 5.0 seconds?

a)

3.1*1024

b)

6.3*10-2

c)

1.6*1015

d)

1.0*105

19.

If 4.8*10^-17 joule of work is required to move an electron between two points in an electric field, what is the electric potential difference between these points?

a)

1.6*10-19 V

b)

4.8*10-17 V

c)

3.0*102 V

d)

4.8*102 V

20.

According to Ohm's Law, current equals the potential difference divided by

a)

Inductance

b)

Capacitance

c)

Conductance

d)

Resistance