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Electricity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
2.
A circuit that has more than one path for electricity to follow is a...
a)
series
b)
static
c)
broken
d)
parallel
3.
When a switch is turned on, you close a circuit so that it is___________.
a)
incomplete
b)
inactive
c)
complete
d)
broken
4.
If you take one light bulb out of a parallel circuit, all the lights will go out.
a)
true
b)
false
5.

In series circuit, there is only _____ path for electrons to flow.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

6.

If one of the light bulb in series circuit is taken off, what will happen to the other light bulb?

a)

The other light bulb will be on

b)

The other light bulb will be off

c)

The other light bulb will stay on

d)

Both light bulb will be on

7.
Current is measured in....
a)
Amps 
b)
Volts
c)
Ohms
d)
Coulombs
8.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
9.

Voltage is measured in __.

a)

Volts.

b)

Watts.

c)

Coulombs.

10.
Voltage is simply defined as...
a)
what 'pushes' electrons
b)
what 'stops' electrons
c)
moving electrons
11.

A current of 0.5 A flows in a circuit. Calculate the charge flowing through the circuit in one minute.

a)

0.5 C

b)

30 C

c)

120 C

12.

A large lightning bolt can carry up to 120000 A and 350 C. Calculate the time for which the current flows. 

a)

2.92 s

b)

0.0092 s

c)

 2.92×103 min2.92\times10^{-3}\ \min 

d)

 2.92×1032.92\times10^{-3} s

13.

The electrical energy used if a charge of 5 C is supplied by a 12 V cell is....

a)

2.2 A

b)

60 A

c)

2.2 J

d)

60 J

14.

What is the voltage of a cell if it uses 4.2 J of energy as it pushes 6 C of charge round a circuit?

a)

0.7 v

b)

26 V

c)

0.7 V

d)

26 v

15.
What is the unit for Charge
a)
C
b)
Q
c)
I
d)
A
16.
What is the unit for Current
a)
C
b)
Q
c)
I
d)
A
17.
What is the unit for Energy
a)
Q
b)
V
c)
J
d)
E
18.
What is a formula to calculate Charge
a)
Q=I*t
b)
Q=I/t
c)
Q = V*E
d)
Q = V/E
19.
What is a formula to calculate Current
a)
I=Q/t
b)
I=Q*t
c)
I =V*R
d)
I = R/V
20.

How much charge must pass by a point in 10 s for the current to be 0.50 A?

a)

0.05C

b)

5.0C

c)

20C

d)

2.0C