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GCSE Electricity 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows a temperature sensing circuit used to control a heating system in a house.

What quantity does the ammeter measure? (One correct word only needed)

(a)  

2.

The diagram shows a temperature sensing circuit used to control a heating system in a house.

The current in the circuit is 3.5 mA when the potential difference across the thermistor is 4.2 V

Calculate the resistance of the thermistor in Ohms (Answer to 2 sig fig, no units needed)

(a)  

3.

A student set up the electrical circuit shown in the figure.

The ammeter displays a reading of 0.10 A.

Calculate the potential difference (in Volts) across the 45 Ω resistor. (2 sig fig, no units needed).

(a)  

4.

An example of an insulator of electricity is.....

a)

Rubber

b)

Silver

c)

Iron

d)

Copper

5.

1. Which switch or switches must be closed to make the lamps light?

a)

Only switch 1

b)

Only switch 1

c)

Switches 1 and 2

d)

Switches 1 , 2 and 3

6.

If lamp 2 is unscrewed from its holder, what will happen to lamp1?

a)

It will stay lit

b)

It will go out

c)

It will get dimmer

d)

It will dissapear

7.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
8.
Current is...
a)
moving protons
b)
moving electrons
c)
measured in volts
d)
measured in ohms
9.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
10.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
11.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
12.

As the length of a wire increases, the resistance of the wire will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

13.

Which resistor has the biggest voltage across it?

a)

2 Ω

b)

3 Ω

c)

4 Ω

d)

all have the same

14.

The total resistance of the circuit is

a)

9 ohms

b)

Less than 9 Ohms

c)

More than 9 Ohms

d)

We cannot tell

15.

The current flowing through the 2 ohms Resistor is 2 Amps, what is the current flowing through the 4 Ohms

(a)  

16.

The current flowing through the 2 ohms Resistor is 2 Amps, what is the voltage of the 3 ohms Resistor?

(a)  

17.

What component does this graph represent?

a)

fixed resistor

b)

LDR

c)

variable resistor

d)

thermistor

18.

Which component does this I-V graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Lamp

c)

Ohmic Conductor (fixed resistor)

d)

Thermistor

19.

What component does the I-V graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Lamp

c)

Ohmic Conductor (fixed resistor)

d)

Thermistor

20.

The gradient of this graph is the (a)   of the circuit