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C9 Electricity and Circuits QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An iPod uses a standard 1.5 V battery. How much resistance is in the circuit if it uses a current of 0.01 A?

a)

50Ω

b)

100Ω

c)

150Ω

d)

200Ω

2.

A circuit contains a 1.5 V battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 Ω . Calculate the current.

a)

0.5A

b)

1A

c)

1.5A

d)

2A

3.

What current flows through a hair dryer plugged into a 120 V circuit if it has a resistance of 25 Ω?

a)

2.4A

b)

3.6A

c)

4.8A

d)

6A

4.

How much voltage would be necessary to generate 10 A of current in a circuit that has 5 Ω of

resistance?

a)

10V

b)

50V

c)

100V

d)

150V

5.

An electric heater works by passing a current of 100 A though a coiled metal wire, making it red hot. If the resistance of the wire is 1.1 Ω, what voltage must be applied to it?

a)

70V

b)

90V

c)

110V

d)

130V

6.

What is the unit of potential difference (p.d)?

a)

Ampere (A)

b)

Newton (N)

c)

Ohm (Ω)

d)

Volt (V)

7.

The movement of electrons is called:

a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
8.
What is an insulator?
a)
The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move
b)
A material which does not allow electricity to go through it
c)
The amount of devices which are in a circuit
d)
A battery or other device which provides energy for a circuit
9.
What is a conductor?
a)
A material that allows electricity to go through it
b)
The area of a conductor through which a current is able to move
c)
A battery or other device which provides energy for a curcuit
d)
When there is only one path for the electricity to flow
10.

This is related to the force/ push that causes electric charges to flow in a circuit:

a)
Voltage 
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)

Thrust

11.
The voltmeter is an instrument used to measure __________.
a)
potential difference
b)

current

c)

resistance

d)

capacitance

12.

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

a)

Charge is the fundamental quantity of electricity

b)

There are two types of electric charge: positive and negative.

c)

The SI unit for charge is Coulomb

d)

All of the above

13.

The movement or flow of protons causes the presence of electric current.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Which of the following refers to the ability of a material to reduce the flow of charge through it?

a)

current

b)

inertia

c)

resistance

d)

voltage

15.

What is the unit of measurement of resistance?

a)

Amperes (A)

b)

Ohms (Ω)

c)

Volts (V)

16.

Given the schematic diagram, which of the following components are present? (This question has multiple correct answers)

a)

switch

b)

resistors

c)

loads

d)

conductors

e)

source/ supply

17.

The diagram shows a battery connected to two resistors.

Four students separately measure the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery, the current in the resistors, and the potential difference (p.d.) across resistor R.

Their results are shown in the table below. Which row shows values with their correct units?

a)

emf= 3.0 A

current= 0.30 V

p.d.=1.5A

b)

emf= 3.0 A

current= 0.30 A

p.d.=1.5V

c)

emf= 3.0 V

current= 0.30 V

p.d.=1.5A

d)

emf= 3.0 V

current= 0.30 A

p.d.=1.5V

18.

Which produces an electromotive force (e.m.f.)?

a)

a spring balance

b)

a battery

c)

a resistor

d)

a spring balance

19.
What does the arrows in the circuit represents?
a)
conventional current
b)
electron flow
c)
eletromotive force
d)
voltage
20.
What is the resistance in this circuit? 
a)
0.05Ω
b)
1.8Ω
c)
20Ω
21.

This symbol represents a ..............

a)

ammeter

b)

voltmeter

c)

thermistor

d)

switch

22.

This symbol represents a .............

a)

voltmeter

b)

L.E.D

c)

fuse

d)

ammeter

23.

This symbol represents a .........

a)

Resistor

b)

Battery

c)

Thermistor

d)

Fuse

24.

This symbol represents a ...........

a)

A snapped wire

b)

Fuse

c)

Switch

d)

L.E.D.

25.

What is voltage?

a)

the amount of push the electrical source supplies to the circuit

b)

how much a given device resists the flow of electric current

c)

flow of electric charge

d)

none of the above