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KS3 Science (Electricity) - Y9 Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol?

a)

Cell

b)

Switch

c)

Bulb

d)

2 cell battery

2.

What is this symbol?

a)

Cell

b)

Switch

c)

Bulb

d)

Resistor

3.

What is this symbol?

a)

Cell

b)

Fuse

c)

Bulb

d)

Resistor

4.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Bulb

d)

Resistor

5.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Variable resistor

d)

Resistor

6.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Buzzer

d)

Cell

7.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Bulb

d)

2 cell battery

8.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Bulb

d)

Buzzer

9.

This switch is open.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If the switch is open in a circuit, then...

a)

...electricity will flow.

b)

....electricity will NOT flow.

11.

When the second bulb is added, they get

a)

brighter

b)

dimmer

c)

broken

d)

cold

12.

What is the measuring device shown?

a)

bulb

b)

cell

c)

ammeter

d)

voltmeter

13.

What can you say about the current in the series circuit?

a)

it splits across the components

b)

it changes constantly

c)

it is different in different places

d)

it is the same everywhere

14.

Which component provides the energy for the charges?

a)

cell

b)

bulb

c)

switch

d)

ammeter

15.

If the ammeter says the current is 5A, what is the current flowing through one bulb?

a)

2.5A

b)

10A

c)

5A

d)

0

16.

If one bulb was broken, what would happen?

a)

current would no longer flow, so everything would be off

b)

the ammeter would measure a current from the other bulb

c)

the switch would keep the current flowing

d)

the cell would burn out and catch fire

17.

What is the name of the device which measures current?

(a)  

18.

Current is measured in

a)

Volts

b)

Watts

c)

Seconds

d)

Amps

19.

If the switch was opened, what would happen?

a)

the ammeter would measure a current flowing

b)

current would no longer flow, so everything would be off

c)

the bulbs would stay on because they're connected to the cell

d)

the bulbs would burn out and catch fire

20.

Name the charged particle, which is part of an atom, that flows in a circuit

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

elepton

21.

What causes a decrease in current?

a)

Adding another bulb

b)

increasing resistance

c)

decreasing voltage from the supply

d)

decreasing the resistance

22.

If the current flowing through the cell is 2A, what is the ammeter reading?

a)

5A

b)

1A

c)

6A

d)

2A

23.

What is the unit of measurement for resistance?

a)

Voltage

b)

Ampere

c)

Watts

d)

Ohms

24.
What is Resistance?
a)
the degree to which a circuit component opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation
b)
How hard the energy is pushed
c)
The amount of charges that pass by a given point per second
d)
None of the above
25.
Which resistor will prevent the most current flow?
a)
1 ohm
b)
100 ohms
c)
1000 ohms
d)
0.5k ohms
26.
How does resistance affect current?
a)
less resistance - less current
b)
more resistance - less current
c)
more resistance - more current
d)
resistance does not affect current
27.

Which one is a series circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which one is a parallel circuit?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

What happens to the current in a series circuit?

a)

The current stays the same

b)

The current is added

c)

The current is reduced

d)

The current is split between the light bulbs

30.

What happens to the current in a parallel circuit?

a)

The current stays the same

b)

The current is added

c)

The current is reduced

d)

The current is split between the light bulbs

31.

What happens to the voltage in a series circuit?

a)

The voltage stays the same

b)

The voltage is added

c)

The voltage is reduced

d)

The voltage is split between the light bulbs

32.

What happens to the voltage in a parallel circuit?

a)

The voltage stays the same

b)

The voltage is added

c)

The voltage is reduced

d)

The voltage is split between the light bulbs

33.

What is resistor?

a)

Electrical component that is specially made to have a specific resistance

b)

The measure of the difference in how much energy the electrons receive to move around at different points in a circuit

c)

The flow of electrical charges

d)

The movement or presence of electrons

34.

Why voltage is important?

a)

Because it is the pressure that causes the electrons to move around in a circuit and make the current flow and make appliances work

b)

To supply energy to be able to make the current flow in electric circuit and make appliances work

c)

To control the resistance in the circuit

d)

To reduce the current in the circuit

35.

What is the unit used for voltage?

a)

Ampere

b)

Ohm

c)

Volt

d)

Meter