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Y11 Physics Circuits Revision

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compared with an Ohmic device, a non-Ohmic device has:

a)

constant resistance

b)

constant current

c)

variable resistance

d)

variable current

2.

What is the conventional current in a wire in a circuit?

a)

The flow of electrons from positive to negative

b)

The flow of negative charges from negative to positive

c)

The flow of protons from negative to positive

d)

The flow of positive charges from positive to negative

3.

Potential is best described as:

a)

rate of energy transfer between points in a circuit.

b)

current flow

c)

the amount of potential energy per charge.

d)

the potential energy in a circuit

4.

A steady current of 2.0 A flows in a wire. How many electrons per second does this represent?

a)

2.0

b)

1.25 × 1019

c)

1.6 × 1019

d)

6.25 × 1018

5.

What is the emf of an electrical cell if 625 J of energy is carried by 500 C?

a)

0.0001V

b)

0.8V

c)

1.25V

d)

312500V

6.

A 2.0 kW heater radiates out heat energy to warm a room. How much energy per minute is this?

a)

2000J

b)

2J

c)

1.2×1051.2\times10^5 J

d)

1.2×1031.2\times10^3 J

7.

In the voltmeter below, if the reading for V2 is 7.0 V, what would be the reading for V1?

a)

5.0 V, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of energy law

b)

5.0 V, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of current law

c)

7.0 V, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of energy law

d)

7.0 V, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of current law

8.

In the ammeter below, if the readings for A1 and A2 are 250 mA and 100 mA respectively, what is the reading for A3?

a)

350 mA, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of energy law

b)

350 mA, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of current law

c)

350 mA, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of current law

d)

150 mA, because of Kirchhoff's conservation of current law

9.

A 12 V torch battery supplies a current of 0.50 A for 20 minutes. What is the quantity of charge delivered to the torch globe during that time?

a)

6C

b)

10C

c)

60C

d)

600C

10.

A battery rated at 6.0 V delivers a current of 200 mA to a small light globe. How much electrical energy does the globe transfer into light and heat per second?

a)

1200 J s–1

b)

12 J s–1

c)

1.2J s–1

d)

0.12 J s–1

11.

A 240 V bed light is rated at 40 W. In kilojoules, how much energy does the light use in 40 minutes?

a)

1.6kJ

b)

160kJ

c)

96kJ

d)

960kJ

12.

A 240 V electric oven is rated at 3600 W. It is used to cook a roast dinner, which takes 1.5 hours. How much energy is used (in kWh)?

a)

5.4kWh

b)

54kWh

c)

540kWh

d)

5400kWh

13.

A light globe with a resistance of 37 Ω\Omega   is connected across a battery and turned on for 6.2 minutes. The potential difference across the terminals of the battery is measured as 8.7 V. How many electrons pass through the globe? The charge on an electron = 1.602 × 10–19 C.

a)

 1.3×10191.3\times10^{19}  

b)

 2.5×10172.5\times10^{17}  

c)

 7.9×10197.9\times10^{19}  

d)

 4.8×10214.8\times10^{21}  

14.

A 5.0 mA current flows through a 20 k \Omega  resistor, which is placed in series with a battery and a diode. The current in the diode and the potential difference across it is shown in the graph below.


What is the EMF supplied by the battery to this circuit?

a)

100V

b)

150V

c)

200V

d)

250V