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Electricity Unit Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What charge does a proton have?

a)

Negative

b)

Neutral

c)

Positive

d)

Extra

2.

If resistance increases, what happens to current?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

No Change

3.

If we move away from a charged particle, how does the electric field strength change?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

No Change

4.

The Inverse Square Law says that the intensity decreases at a rate proportional to ________ squared.

a)

Current

b)

Acceleration

c)

Distance

d)

Frequency

5.
Why are metals useful for making electrical wire?
a)
Metals do not bend.
b)
Metals hold much heat.
c)
Metals are insulators.
d)
Metals are conductors.
6.
What charge does an electron have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
7.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
8.

Electricity needs a _____________________ to move through

a)

Source

b)

Path

c)

Circuitry

d)

Flow

9.

Positive and negative charges attract:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What is this symbol?

a)

Battery

b)

Lamp

c)

Switch

d)

Wire

11.
Electric current is measured in ______.
a)
Watts
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes
12.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
13.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
14.
How many volts are in a circuit with a battery that has a resistance of 10 Ohms and a current of 2 Amps? 
a)
.5 Volts
b)
5 Volts
c)
20 Volts
15.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
16.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
17.

10C of charge flows in a wire every 2 seconds. Calculate the current in the wire.

a)

5 Ohms

b)

5 Amps

c)

0.2 Volts

d)

0.2 Amps

18.

A substance that allows electric current to flow through it easily:

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

resistor

d)

electric circuit

19.

The amount of electrical energy flowing in a circuit per second

a)

voltage

b)

resistance

c)

current

d)

electric circuit

20.

a measure of how difficult it is for current to pass; measured in ohms (Ω)

a)

voltage

b)

resistance

c)

current

d)

electric circuit

21.

An example of a good insulator is...

a)

aluminium

b)

glass

c)

copper

d)

steel

22.

Why can we survive a lightning strike in the car?

a)

Rubber tires keep electricity from flowing

b)

Lightning can't drive

c)

We can drive away from the lightning

d)

Lightning travel through the metal car body only

23.

In relation to water, what is voltage?

a)

Water pressure

b)

Hose size

c)

Sand in the hose

d)

Steam

24.

In relation to water, what is current?

a)

Water pressure

b)

Size of hose and flow rate

c)

Sand in hose

d)

Steam

25.

In relation to water, what is resistance?

a)

Water pressure

b)

Size of hose and flow rate

c)

Sand in hose

d)

Steam

26.

A 9V battery can produce 2A of current, how much power can the battery generate?

a)

4.5W

b)

18W

c)

10W

d)

81W

27.

If a 30ꭥ resistor is connected to a 15V battery, how much current is flowing in the circuit?

a)

0.5A

b)

1A

c)

2A

d)

5A

28.

If a total of 5C of charge passes through an area of our circuit in 10sec, what is the current?

a)

10A

b)

5A

c)

2A

d)

0.5A

29.

Which direction does the force field lines point from a source?

a)

Inward

b)

Outward

c)

Parallel

d)

Random

30.

Neutral Oxygen (O) has an atomic number of 8. What is the charge of an Oxygen ion that has 9 electrons?

a)

Negative

b)

Neutral

c)

Positive

d)

Infinite

31.

What happens to the Coulomb force as we increase the distance between 2 charged particles?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Does not change

32.

What happens to voltage as we increase resistance?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains unchanged

33.

What happens to current as we increase voltage?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains unchanged

34.

Which ancient civilization rubbed cloth on amber to create static electricity?

a)

Romans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Greeks

d)

Mesopotamia

35.

Who discovered the relationship between resistance, voltage, and current?

a)

Ohm

b)

Joule

c)

Coulomb

d)

Watt