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Power, resistance and resistivity within a DC circuit.

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Current is measured in....
a)
Amps 
b)
Volts
c)
Ohms
d)
Coulombs
2.

Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains Constant

d)

Is 0

3.

What is the resistance if the current is 2A and the voltage is 10V?

a)

8 Ω

b)

20 Ω

c)

12 Ω

d)

5 Ω

4.

A 4000-Ω resistor is connected across a 220-V power source. What current will flow through the resistor?

a)

0.055 A

b)

1.8 A

c)

5.5 A

d)

18 A

5.

A 200-W light bulb is connected across a 100-V dc power supply. What current will flow through this bulb?

a)

0.90 A

b)

0.36 A

c)

0.60 A

d)

2.0 A

6.
The two types of current are...
a)
AC/DC
b)
Alternating Current
c)
Direct Current
d)
All of the above
7.

What characteristics impact resistance of a wire within a circuit?

a)

Thickness

b)

Material

c)

Length

d)

All of these

8.

The difference in electrical potential energy is called what?

a)

current

b)

electric power

c)

resistance

d)

voltage

9.

The movement of electrically charged _____ is called electric _____

a)

particles, transport

b)

particles, current

c)

ions, current

d)

ions, transport

10.

To have a complete electric circuit, the path must be _____

a)

small

b)

big

c)

closed

d)

open

11.

The flow of electrons is counted _____ and is referred to as the _____

a)

in quantities, ampere

b)

one by one, ampere

c)

in quantities, SI unit

d)

one by one, SI unit

12.

An electric current is made up of _____ charged electrons

a)

neutral

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

balanced

13.

Can DC be converted into AC?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Metals such as copper and aluminum are good ______________.

a)

insulators

b)

circuits

c)

conductors

d)

charges

15.

A circuit with only one path for the current to flow is a __________________.

a)

parallel circuit

b)

device

c)

series circuit

d)

mini circuit

16.

You measure the resistance of a piece of wire as 7.89 mΩ. It has a diameter of 1.2 centimeters and a length of 30 centimeters. Calculate the resistivity of the wire.

a)

2.97 mΩ⋅m

b)

11.8 mΩ⋅m

c)

119 mΩ⋅m

d)

24.8 Ω⋅m

17.

A 220 Ω resistor has a voltage of 3.3 V across it. Calculate the current through the resistor.

a)

30 mA

b)

15 mA

c)

15 A

d)

45 mA

18.

Calculate the current through the resistors in the circuit above.

a)

9.09 mA

b)

3.22 mA

c)

7.44 mA

d)

6.68 mA

19.

What is Voltage?

a)

The potential energy of an electrical supply stored as an electrical charge

b)

The flow of electrons in a circuit

c)

The resistance of the flow of electricity in a circuit

d)

The amount of energy absorbed or produced within a circuit.

20.

How is power measured?

a)

Watts

b)

Ohms

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

21.

Which part of the atom is responsible for generating electricity?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Nucleus

22.

Which of the following does not refer to electrical energy?

a)

Volt-ampere

b)

Joule

c)

Watt-second

d)

Volt-coulomb

23.

If two resistances of 9 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel, the total resistance is

a)

54 Ω

b)

0.3 Ω

c)

15 Ω

d)

3.6 Ω

24.

Conventional flow assumes charges flow from

a)

Positive to negative

b)

Positive to positive

c)

Negative to positive

d)

Negative to negative

25.

Electron flow assumes charges flow from

a)

Negative to positive

b)

Negative to negative

c)

Positive to negative

d)

Positive to positive

26.

The power dissipated over a 4 ohm resistor in a circuit of 6 volts is?

a)

24 Watts

b)

10 Watts

c)

9 Watts

d)

1.5 Watts

27.

The power dissipated over a 9 ohm resistor in a circuit of 16 amp's is?

a)

441 Watts

b)

144 Watts

c)

2304 Watts

d)

15 Watts

28.

If a copper conductor 1.72×10-8 Ωm is 45m long and has a cross sectional area of 10mm2, Calculate the resistance with in the circuit.

a)

0.0814Ω

b)

2.57Ω

c)

1.69Ω

d)

0.0774Ω

29.

If a copper cable (1.72×10-8 Ωm) 20m long has a resistance of 0.1376Ω, what is the C.S.A.

a)

2.5mm2

b)

1.5mm2

c)

4.0mm2

d)

10mm2

30.

If a copper cable (1.72×10-8 Ωm) 50m long has a resistance of 0.0215Ω, what is the C.S.A.

a)

2.5mm

b)

6.0mm

c)

4.0mm

d)

1.0mm

31.

If a copper cable (1.72×10-8 Ωm) a C.S.A of 2.5mm and has a resistance of 0.1032Ω, what is the length .

a)

30M

b)

21M

c)

35M

d)

15M

32.

If a copper cable (1.72×10-8 Ωm) a C.S.A of 1.5mm and has a resistance of 0.573Ω, what is the length .

a)

50M

b)

25M

c)

12M

d)

80M

33.

Which one is a poor conductor of electricity?

a)

Human body

b)

Dry Wood

c)

Sea water

d)

Earth

34.

The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its length

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Electricity flowing through a wire is like water flowing through a hose. More water can flow through a wide hose than a narrow hose. In a similar way, more current can flow through a wide wire than a narrow wire.

a)

True

b)

False