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Electricity lab quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much energy or pushing force available to move electrons through a circuit is known as __________ and is measured using __________.

a)

Resistance, Ohms

b)

Voltage, Volts

c)

Current, AMPS

2.

An electric charge flows from

a)

positive to negative

b)

negative to positive

3.

If you add more light bulbs to a series circuit the light bulbs will become

a)

brighter

b)

dimmer

c)

stay the same

4.

True or false: Light bulbs in a series circuit share voltage.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Light bulbs in a parallel circuit will have

a)

the same brightness

b)

different brightness

6.

The rate of flow of electrons through a wire is known as __________ and is measured using __________.

a)

resistance, Ohms

b)

voltage, Volts

c)

current, AMPS

7.

True or false: Current in a series circuit is different for each resistor (light bulb).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The tendency for materials to oppose the flow of electricity is known as __________ and is measured using ___________.

a)

resistance, Ohms

b)

current, AMPS

c)

voltage, Volts

9.

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

10.

What is the other name for potential difference?

a)

voltage

b)

current

c)

resistance

11.

Where does the current get its voltage from?

a)

The lightbulb

b)

The battery

c)

The wires

12.

Which of the circuits in the diagram are series circuits?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which of the circuits in the diagram are parallel circuits?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)

This circuit will not work because there is no potential difference.

d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.
15.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
16.
The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
17.
Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs? 
a)
A
b)
B
18.
When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
open
d)
closed
19.
what is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
20.

Ohm's law states that what two variables are directly proportional to each other in an electrical circuit?

a)

Voltage and Resistance

b)

Current and Resistance

c)

Votage and Current

21.

Ohm's law states that what two variables are Inversely proportional to each other in an electrical circuit?

a)

Voltage and Resistance

b)

Current and Resistance

c)

Votage and Current

22.

Increasing the voltage in a circuit also increases the ______________.

a)

current

b)

resistance

23.

Increasing the resistance in a circuit decreases the ______________.

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

24.

True or false: Light bulbs in a parallel circuit share voltage.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
How do you calculate voltage?
a)
Current X Resistance
b)
Resistance ÷ Current
c)
Current ÷ Resistance
d)
Measure it with a ruler