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GCA PS SPS10 Electricity Midyear Final Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

a)

Add more coils of wire to the nail.

b)

Use a smaller battery (less potential difference).

c)

Reverse the poles of the magnet.

d)

Flip the battery around so the current runs in the opposite direction.

2.

I'm thinking of a circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on.

a)

closed circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

3.

Use your equation sheet.

What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery

a)

1 Ohm

b)

3 Ohms

c)

4 Ohms

d)

12 Ohms

4.

Use your equation sheet.

If the battery produced 12 Volts what would be the current flow for a 6 Ohm resistor?

a)

2 Amps

b)

0.5 Amps

c)

72 Amps

d)

18 Amps

5.

Potential Difference and Current are ____ related.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

not

6.

Resistance and Current are ____ related.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

not

7.

Choose the 2 (two) options that will double the current flow.

a)

double the resistance

b)

cut the resistance in half

c)

double the voltage

d)

cut the voltage in half

8.

This type of circuit has one path and the current everywhere is the same.

a)

alternating

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

direct

9.

This type of circuit has multiple paths and a current that splits at junction points.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

alternating

d)

direct

10.

In which type of circuit will the remaining bulbs continue to work if one goes out?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

alternating

d)

direct

11.

If the voltage goes from 12V to 24V, then the current will go from 2A to ___A.

a)

4

b)

1

c)

14

d)

8

12.

How can you make the North and South poles switch places in an electromagnet?

a)

Flip the nail around.

b)

Wrap more coils around the nail.

c)

Flip the battery around.

d)

Use a stronger battery.