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STC P3 Electricity

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition for potential difference?

a)

the potential energy per electron.

b)

the potential energy per unit of charge.

c)

the kinetic energy per unit of charge.

d)

the energy carried by an electron.

2.

The diagram shows a temperature sensing circuit used to control a heating system in a house.

What quantity does the ammeter measure? (One correct word only needed)

(a)  

3.

What are the units for current?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Watts

4.

What is the unit of power?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Watts

5.

What is the unit of charge?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Watts

6.

What is the unit of potential difference?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Coulombs

d)

Watts

7.
Used to measure current (I).
a)
Voltmeter
b)
Ammeter
c)
LED
d)
resistor
8.
Used to measure potential difference.
a)
Voltmeter
b)
Ammeter
c)
LED
d)
resistor
9.
Allows the current to be varied in a circuit
a)
Variable resistor
b)
Fixed resistor
c)
LED
d)
diode
10.
Designed to melt and break the circuit is the current is too great.
a)
LDR
b)
Fixed resistor
c)
fuse
d)
diode
11.
What component is this?
a)
Thermistor
b)
Cell
c)
Battery
d)
diode
12.
What component is this?
a)
Ammeter
b)
Voltmeter
c)
Battery
d)
diode
13.
What component is this?
a)
Bulb
b)
LED
c)
Battery
d)
diode
14.
What component is this?
a)
LDR
b)
LED
c)
Thermistor 
d)
diode
15.
What component is this?
a)
Varibale resistor
b)
fuse
c)
Thermistor 
d)
diode
16.
What component is this?
a)
Varibale resistor
b)
fuse
c)
Thermistor 
d)
diode
17.
What is the formula for resistance?
a)
V x I = R
b)
R = V/I
18.

This is an example of a _______ circuit

a)

open

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

closed

19.

This is an example of a ______ circuit

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Open

d)

Closed

20.

The graph shows the change in current with potential difference for

a)

an LED

b)

a filament lamp

c)

a diode

d)

a thermistor

21.

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

22.

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

23.

Which component has the highest resistance?

a)

1

b)

2

24.

The components 1 and 2 which produced this IV graph are:

a)

Resistors

b)

Filament lamps

c)

Diodes

d)

A combination of the above

25.

Where would you place an ammeter in the circuit?

a)

Green ?

b)

Red ?

26.

Where would you place a voltmeter in the circuit?

a)

Green ?

b)

Red ?

27.

What is the relationship between the readings on Ammeters A1, A2 and A3

a)

A1 = A2 + A3

b)

A3 = A1 + A2

c)

A1 = A2 = A3

d)

A3 = A1-A2

28.

What is the relationship between the readings on Ammeters A1, A2 and A3?

a)

A1 = A2 = A3

b)

A1 = A2 - A3

c)

A3 = A1 + A2

d)

A3 = A1 - A2

29.

This is an example of a _________ circuit

a)

series

b)

parallel

30.

The reading on Voltmeter V1 is

a)

15V

b)

6V

c)

9V

d)

12V

31.

The reading on Voltmeter V2 is

a)

15V

b)

6V

c)

9V

d)

3V

32.

The reading on the voltmeter is

a)

3 V

b)

6 V

c)

12 V

d)

Can not answer as need to know the resistance of the bulb.

33.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

V1 + V2 + V3 is equivalent to the emf of the cell

b)

V1 + V2 - V3 is equivalent to the emf of the cell

c)

V2 = V3

d)

V1 = V3

34.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
35.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
36.
How do you calculate voltage?
a)
Current X Resistance
b)
Resistance ÷ Current
c)
Current ÷ Resistance
d)
Measure it with a ruler
37.
How do you calculate current
a)
Resistance X Voltage
b)
Voltage X Resistance
c)
Resistance ÷ Voltage
d)
Voltage ÷ Resistance
38.
How do you calculate resistance?
a)
Voltage X Current
b)
Current ÷ Voltage
c)
Voltage ÷ Current
d)
Current X Amps
39.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
40.
What voltage is needed to cause a 5A current flow through a 2Ω resistor?
a)
10V
b)
2.5V
c)
7V
d)
0.4V
41.
What voltage is needed to cause a 50A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
15V
b)
500V
c)
500 kV
d)
0.2V
42.
What resistance is needed to cause a 50A current flow because of a 500V battery?
a)
10Ώ
b)
c)
2500Ώ
d)
550Ώ
43.
What resistance is needed to cause a 20A current flow because of a 100V battery?
a)
0.2Ώ
b)
2000Ώ
c)
120Ώ
d)
44.
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
45.

What quantities are changed in a step-up transformer?

a)

Voltage increases

b)

Voltage decreases

c)

Current increases

d)

Current decreases

46.

What type of transformer increases voltage?

a)

Step-Up

b)

Step-Down

47.

Why is the voltage increased in the national grid?

a)

Stops electricity being lost.

b)

Stops energy loss by heat

c)

To increase safety

d)

Stops energy loss through leaking electricity

48.

Which images shows the voltage trace for a.c?

a)
b)
49.
Electrical energy enters the home at approximately...
a)
25,000 V
b)
132 kV
c)
230 V
50.
Step-up transformers...
a)
improve the efficiency of the national grid
b)
reduce the voltage to a safe level for the home
c)
both 
51.
In a fuel power station, the turbine converts the heat from the steam into...
a)
heat energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
electrical energy
52.
In a fuel power station, the generator converts kinetic energy from the turbine into...
a)
heat energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
electrical energy
53.
AC stands for ___.
a)
Alternating Current
b)
Attraction Connections
54.

Which of the following is the symbol for LDR?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

What does LDR stand for?

a)

Light dependent resistor

b)

Light emitting diode

c)

Light emitter resistor

d)

Light diode resistor

56.

Which of the following is an application of LDR?

a)

Used in light sensitive circuit

b)

Used in heat sensitive circuit

c)

Used in rectifier circuit

d)

Used in amplifier circuit

57.

What happens to the resistance of LDR when the light intensity increases?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

d)

first increases then decreases

58.

What happens to the ammeter reading when the light intensity increases?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

does not change

d)

first increases then decreases

59.

This is a graph for which component?

a)

LDR

b)

Thermistor

c)

Diode

d)

Resistor

e)

Filament lamp

60.

At high temperatures, the resistance is .....

a)

High

b)

Low

61.

At low temperatures, the resistance is ...

a)

High

b)

Low

62.

As the temperature increases, the resistance

a)

increases

b)

decreases

63.

What is the correct symbol for a thermistor?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)