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Electricity

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The flow of electricity in a circuit-
a)
current
b)
flow
c)
circuit
2.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
3.
Two types of circuits are
a)
parallel and magnetic
b)
electromagnetic and series
c)
series and parallel
4.
The unit for current is the 
a)
Volt
b)
Ohm
c)
Electron
d)
Amp
5.
In a ________ circuit there are multiple paths for the current to take.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
6.
In a _________ circuit, if one bulb goes out then the entire circuit doesn't work.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
7.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
8.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
9.
What resistance is needed to cause a 20A current flow because of a 100V battery?
a)
0.2Ώ
b)
2000Ώ
c)
120Ώ
d)
10.
Using the picture above, which letter correctly labels the battery?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.

What is the component labelled C

a)

Battery

b)

Buzzer

c)

Light bulb

d)

Switch

12.

Electricity can only flow if the circuit is a/an _____________ loop.

a)

opened

b)

closed

c)

small

d)

large

13.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
14.

What is the correct symbol for a thermistor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.

What symbol?

a)

battery

b)

lamp

c)

fuse

d)

resistor

e)

ammeter

16.

What symbol?

a)

switch (closed)

b)

resistor

c)

LED

d)

fuse

e)

cell

17.

Calculate the power of an electric kettle connected to a 230V mains power supply. The kettle draws a current of 10 Amps

a)

23W

b)

2300W

c)

0.44W

18.

Power is the rate at which work is done

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Current describes . . . .

a)

The energy to push electrons through a circuit

b)

How fast electrons move through a circuit

c)

The slowing down of electrons

20.

Voltage describes . . . .

a)

The energy to push electrons through a circuit

b)

How fast electrons move through a circuit

c)

The slowing down of electrons

21.

Calculate the power of an appliance that uses 1000 joules of energy in 5 seconds.

a)

100 W

b)

200 W

c)

300 W

d)

400 W

22.

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

23.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
24.
What is the power of a 20V bulb with 5A through it?
a)
100W
b)
100V
c)
6.3W
d)
6.3A
25.

What voltage is needed to cause a 50A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?

a)

15V

b)

500V

c)

500 kV

d)

0.2V