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9.9 Voltage

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Voltage is measured in

a)

amper

b)

volts

c)

meter

d)

degree

2.

device that used to measure the voltage

a)

ammeter

b)

thermometer

c)

voltmeter

d)

thermometer

3.

Find the missing reading on the diagram

a)

1 V

b)

3 V

c)

6 V

d)

9 V

4.

How many 1.5 V cells would you need to provide a voltage of 9 V?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

5.

Why voltmeters are connected in parallel but ammeters are connected in series.

a)

Ammeters have no effect on the current

b)

Voltmeters have no effect on the current

6.

Dilip connects up a series circuit with a lamp and a buzzer.


The voltage of the battery is 6 V.


If the voltage across the lamp is 2 V,


what is the voltage across the buzzer?

a)

2V

b)

4V

c)

6V

d)

8V

7.

The circuit drains the battery because the charge is used up.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The voltages across components in a series circuit add up to the voltage of the battery.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The voltage across each branch of a parallel circuit is the same, and is equal to the voltage of the battery.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Here are some ways of connecting a voltmeter in a circuit.

The battery has two cells, and each cell has a voltage of 3 V.


 What is the reading on the voltmeter connected to positions 1 and 2?

a)

0 V

b)

3 V

c)

6 V

d)

12 V

11.

Here are some ways of connecting a voltmeter in a circuit.

The battery has two cells, and each cell has a voltage of 3 V.


 What is the reading on the voltmeter connected to positions 3 and 4 when the switch is open?

a)

0 V

b)

3 V

c)

6 V

d)

12 V

12.

Here are some ways of connecting a voltmeter in a circuit.

The battery has two cells, and each cell has a voltage of 3 V.


 What is the reading on the voltmeter connected to positions 5 and 6 when the student closes the switch?

a)

0 V

b)

3 V

c)

6 V

d)

12 V

13.

A voltmeter is always connected in series with a component.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A voltmeter is used to measure voltage.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

You measure the voltage through a component and the current across a component.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The voltages across two components in series will add up to the voltage across the battery.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Two cells of 1.5 V each would always add up to 3 V.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The brightness of each lamp A?

a)

switch on

b)

switch off

c)

will not change

19.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The brightness of each lamp B?

a)

switch on

b)

switch off

c)

will not change

20.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The brightness of each lamp C?

a)

switch on

b)

switch off

c)

will not change

21.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The reading on voltmeter 1?

a)

It will go from 0v to 12v

b)

It will stay at 6 V.

c)

It will stay at 12 V

d)

It will increase.

22.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The reading on voltmeter 2?

a)

It will go from 0v to 12v

b)

It will stay at 6 V.

c)

It will stay at 12 V

d)

It will increase.

23.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The reading on voltmeter 3?

a)

It will go from 0v to 12v

b)

It will stay at 6 V.

c)

It will stay at 12 V

d)

It will increase.

24.

What would happen to the following when the switch is closed?


The reading on ammeter?

a)

It will go from 0v to 12v

b)

It will stay at 6 V.

c)

It will stay at 12 V

d)

It will increase.

25.

The voltage of a cell tells you the size of ................

a)

currnet

b)

energy

c)

charge

d)

all are wrong