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Ch 19 Current & Resistance Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Resistance is measured in  

a)
watts. 
b)
amps.
c)
ohms.
d)

volts.

2.

A 3A current flows through a television. How long would it take for 1500C to flow through it?

a)

4500s

b)

500s

c)

50s

d)

450s

3.

How much charge flows through a wire in 80s if the current is a constant 5.4A?

a)

432C

b)

360C

c)

524C

d)

344C

4.

There is a charge of 120 C that flows through a resistor in 40 s. What is the amount of current over this period of time?

a)

3.0 A

b)

4,800 A

c)

4,800 mA

d)

0.33 A

5.

The unit for electrical current is

a)

Coulomb

b)

Volt

c)

Ampere

d)

Ohm

6.

How do you calculate resistance?

a)

Voltage divided by current

b)

Charge divided by current

c)

Current multiplied by voltage

d)

Voltage multiplied by current

7.

Electric current in a wire is the

a)

number of electric charges moving from one location to another in the wire.

b)

net movement of electrical energy through the wire.

c)

rate at which electric charges move through a cross-section of wire.

d)

rate at which electrical energy is used to move charges through the wire.

8.

The diagram above represents a wire in which the net flow of electrons is to the right. The direction of the conventional current in the wire

a)

depends on the potential difference.

b)

is to the left.

c)

is the same direction as the electron flow.

d)

cannot be determined.

9.

The net velocity of charges as they move through a conductor as it moves randomly through a conductor while experiencing multiple collisions in the process.

a)
drift acceleration
b)
drift velocity
c)
conventional current
d)
current density
10.

Which of the following are voltage sources?

a)

Ohm's Law

b)

resistance

c)

electric charge

d)

batteries and generators

11.
Electric current that flows in only one direction. 
a)
Voltage 
b)
Direct Current 
c)
Alternating Current
d)
Series Circuit 
12.

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

a)

20 Ω

b)

5 Ω

c)

12 Ω

d)

8 Ω

13.

What are the units for resistance?

a)

Ohms (Ω)

b)

Voltage (V)

c)

Amps (A)

d)

Charge (C)

14.

If the length of a wire increases, the resistance ____________

a)

a. decreases

b)

b. increases

c)

c. stays the same

d)

d. unknown

15.

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

16.
Which resistor will prevent the most current flow?
a)
1 ohm
b)
100 ohms
c)
1000 ohms
d)
0.5k ohms
17.

What is the potential difference across a 10 ohm resistor if the current in the resistor is 3.0 A?           

a)

0.3 V

b)

3 V

c)

30 V

d)

15 A

18.

Which factor is least likely to affect the resistance of a conductor?

a)

the length of the conductor

b)

the temperature of the conductor

c)

the overall shape of the conductor

d)

the material the conductor is made from

19.

Which wire will have the least resistance?

a)

10 cm

b)

20 cm

c)

30 cm

d)

40 cm

20.

How does the thickness of a wire affect resistance?

a)

A thicker wire has more resistance

b)

A thinner wire has more resistance

c)

Thickness of a wire does not affect resistance

21.

Measure of a material’s ability to conduct or transmit electricity

a)
electrical power
b)
electrical drift
c)
electrical conductivity
d)
electrical current
22.

Time rate of change of energy in an electric circuit

a)
electrical power
b)
electrical drift
c)
electrical conductivity
d)
electrical current
23.

Experiments show that the resistance is constant over a wide range of applied potential differences. It is often written as V=IR , where R is the resistance. This is...

a)
ohmic
b)
nonohmic
c)

potential difference

d)
Ohm’s law
24.

The diagrams above represent four pieces of copper wire at 20.oC. For each piece of wire, L represents a unit of length and A represents a unit of cross-sectional area.

The piece of wire that has the greatest resistance is

a)

wire 1

b)

wire 2

c)

wire 3

d)

wire 4

25.
What would the circuit resistance be if a 7.5 Amp draw was present with the engine running and the charging system producing 15 Volts
a)
15 Ohms
b)
4 Ohms
c)
0.3333 Ohms
d)
2 Ohms
26.

What is the current in an electric circuit?

a)

The energy of the circuit

b)

The flow of electrons in the circuit

c)

The power of the circuit

27.
The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.
a)
conductivity
b)
insulator
c)
mass
d)
density
28.

A potential difference of 24 V is applied to a 150 resistor. How much current flows through the resistor?

a)

0.15 A

b)

3600 A

c)

6.25 A

d)

0.16 A

29.

The voltage supplied to a circuit is 17 V and the current running through is 10 A. What is the power generated?

a)

170 W

b)

170 A

c)

1.7 V

d)

1.7 W

30.
What is the power of a 3V light bulb with 20 A running through it?
a)
0.15W
b)
6W
c)
60W
d)
6.67W
31.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 
a)
Circuit 
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor
32.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
33.
The flow/movement of electric charges 
a)
Voltage
b)
Resistance 
c)
Current 
d)
Circuit 
34.

The unit of energy is?

a)

Amp

b)

Joule

c)

kiloWatt

d)

Volt

35.

What is the unit of electrical power?

a)

Joule

b)

Watt

c)

Where

d)

Amp

36.

The unit used by utility companies to measure electrical energy consumed.

a)

KiloWatt-Hour (kWh)

b)

Watt

c)

Joule

d)

Amp

37.
Electrical power can be calculated using
a)

Resistance ×\times   Voltage

b)

Voltage ×\times   Current 

c)

Voltage  ÷\div   Current

d)

Voltage ÷\div  Resistance

38.
How much does it cost to light 6 100 W light bulbs for 6 hours if the price of electrical energy is $0.09/kWh?
a)
$4.00
b)
$6.24
c)
$3.24
d)
$5.24
39.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
40.

Electric current where the motion of charges continuously changes in the forward and reverse directions.

a)
Voltage 
b)
Direct Current 
c)
Alternating Current
d)
Series Circuit 
41.

What are the units for current?

a)

Ohms (Ω)

b)

Voltage (V)

c)

Amps (A)

d)

Charge (C)

42.

What are the units for voltage?

a)

Ohms (Ω)

b)

Voltage (V)

c)

Amps (A)

d)

Charge (C)