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WorksheetsElectric Circuits and Mains Electricity- GCSE AQA-P4 and P5
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
What would be the best substance to insulate a wire?
Copper
Steel
Wood
Plastic
Why do electricians wear gloves made of rubber?
It is soft.
It is waterproof.
It is an insulator.
It is inexpensive.
If we touch a a live wire carrying current, we get a shock. This is because our body is a/an
conductor of electricity
insulator of electricity
source of electricity
None of these
Which among the following metal is used for making electric wires?
Graphite
Iron
Copper
Zinc
Which of the following does NOT conduct electricity?
Aluminium
Salt solution
Silver
Ceramic articles
What is the potential difference measured in?
Watts
Litres
Volts
Ohms
In the UK mains electricity only flows in one direction.
True
False
In the UK, what is our mains potential difference?
(a)
In the UK the brown wire is...
Live
Neutral
Earth
What is wrong with this plug?
The white sheathing has been stripped too far.
The fuse is the wrong way around.
The neutral (blue) and the live (brown) wires are the wrong way around.
The neutral (blue) and the earth (green/yellow) wires are the wrong way around.
