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Topic 7 Electricity Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A poor conductor would:

a)

be thick

b)

have a high electric resistance

c)

have a low electric resistance

d)

be short

2.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
3.
Which statement best explains why the lamp does not glow? 
a)
Circuit 1 is an open circuit.
b)
 Circuit 1 is a closed circuit.
c)
 The negative terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
d)
The positive terminal of Circuit 1 is connected to the cell.
4.

Which of these will repel each other?

a)

Negatively charged balloon and positively charged sphere.

b)

Negatively charged balloon and neutral sphere.

c)

Negatively charged balloon and negatively charged sphere.

d)

Negatively charged balloon and neutral wall.

5.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
6.

An alarm clock draws 0.5 A of current when connected to a 120 volt circuit. Calculate its resistance.

a)

240 Ohms

b)

60 Ohms

c)

1240\frac{1}{240} Ohms

d)

180 Ohms

7.

Adding more resistance to a circuit will:

a)

increase electric current

b)

make it explode

c)

increase voltage

d)

decrease electric current

8.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
9.
Material that do not allow heat and electricity to pass through them easily are called _________ 
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
D-Cell
10.
The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called
a)
Static electricity 
b)
Electric discharge
c)
Resistance
d)
Circuit 
11.

The loss of an unbalanced electric charge is an

a)

electric force

b)

electric field

c)

electric discharge

12.
In an electrically neutral object, what must be true about the numbers of protons and electrons?
a)
They are equal
b)
There are more protons than electrons
c)
The protons and and neutrons must be equal
d)
There are more electrons than protons
13.
When is the electrostatic force between two charges the strongest?
a)
When charges are very close to each other
b)
When charges are very far apart from each other
c)
When the electric field is constant
14.
If a negatively charged rod touches a conductor, the conductor will be charged by what method? 
a)
Friction
b)
Conduction
c)
Induction
d)
Convection
15.
Which of these is the best definition of polarization?
a)
The object gains a positive or negative charge from another object.
b)
The charges in a neutral object separate due to a nearby charged object.
c)
Charges on a neutral object jump off onto a charged object due to attraction of opposite charges.
d)
Two objects attract each other because they are both charged.
16.
A charged balloon is brought near an electroscope but DOES NOT touch the electroscope.  This is an example of charging by
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Friction
d)
Induction
17.

If one bulb goes out in a series circuit, the remaining bulbs...

a)

also go out

b)

get brighter

c)

get dimmer

d)

explode, leaving shards of glass everywhere

18.
This 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
19.

The process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and another object

a)

Grounding

b)

Conduction

c)

Induction

d)

Friction

20.

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