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Current electricity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of a conductor is :
a)
a glass paperweight
b)
a plastic cap
c)
a metal screw
d)
a wooden handle
2.
An example of an insulator is:
a)
iron
b)
silver
c)
copper wire
d)
rubber
3.
All wires used in electric circuits should be covered with:
a)
a colored material.
b)
a conducting material.
c)
an insulating material.
d)
none of these.
4.
Is this circuit open or closed?
a)
Closed
b)
Open
5.

True or False: Conductors allow electrons to pass through easily.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is an electric current?

a)

a build up of electrons

b)

the difference in charge between 2 points

c)

the flow of electrons over a circuit

d)

the opposition to flow of electrons

7.
If the voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, current will ____.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
8.
If the voltage stays the same and resistance is increased, current will ________. 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
9.
If a battery produces 12.6 Volts, what would be the current for a 6 Ohm resistor?
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
75.6 Amps
c)
0.5 Amps
d)
15 Amps
10.

The opposition to electron movement

a)

Voltage

b)

Static electricity

c)

current

d)

Resistance

11.

Electrons move towards the point of ________________ potential.

a)

higher

b)

lower

12.

Electric potential is measured in _________.

a)

volts

b)

amps

c)

friciton

13.

------ is called the increase in resistance per unit original resistance per degree kelvin rise of temperature

a)

Thermal velocity

b)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity

c)

temperature coefficient of electrical resistance

d)

conducance

14.

20. The resistivity of alloy manganin is

a)

(a) Nearly independent of temperature

b)

(b) Increases rapidly with increase in temperature

c)

(c) Decreases with increase in temperature

d)

(d) Increases rapidly with decrease in temperature

15.

106 electrons are moving through a wire per second, the current developed is

a)

a) 1.6 x 10-19A

b)

b) 1 A

c)

c) 1 .6 X 10-13 A

d)

d) 106 A