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Electricity and Circuit

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The unit for current is the 
a)
Volt
b)
Ohm
c)
Electron
d)
Amp
2.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
3.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
4.

If a fourth resistor was added, what would happen to the total voltage of the circuit?

a)

total voltage would increase

b)

total voltage would decrease

c)

total voltage would stay the same

d)

total voltage can't to calculate

5.

What is the voltage at V1 (resistance is the same at all resistors)

a)

3V

b)

6V

c)

9V

d)

12V

6.

A combination of two or more electric cells is called _____

a)

Electric circuit

b)

Battery

c)

Terminals

d)

None of these

7.

_____ is an electric device which easily closes or opens an electric circuit.

a)

Filament

b)

Electric bulb

c)

Electric switch

d)

Electric cell

8.

The electric current in a closed circuit always flows from the ____ terminal of the electric cell to the _____ terminal.

a)

Negative to positive

b)

Positive to negative

c)

Positive to positive

d)

None of these

9.

Only one of the circuits below would work to light the light bulb. Choose the circuit below that would make the light bulb light up.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

conducts electricity around a circuit

a)

wire

b)

insulator

c)

light bulb

d)

switch

11.

the power source that pushes electricity around a circuit

a)

light bulb

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

wire

12.

Electrical energy can be changed to _____ energy in stoves, toasters, and ovens.

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

heat

d)

motion

13.

An object with a negative charge will be most strongly attracted to which of the following?

a)

an object with a weak positive charge

b)

an object with a strong positive charge

c)

an object with a weak negative charge

d)

an object with a strong negative charge

14.
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
15.
Which word means how hard it is for electrons to flow?
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
16.
If the Voltage stays the same and Resistance is increased, Current will 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
17.

Which of the following is a conductor.

a)

Wood

b)

Silver

c)

Rubber

d)

Plastic

18.
Current is...
a)
moving protons
b)
moving electrons
c)
measured in volts
d)
measured in ohms
19.
Which word means how hard it is for electrons to flow?
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
20.
If the Voltage stays the same and Resistance is increased, Current will 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
Not enough info
21.

which one of this is a very good conductor?

a)

gold

b)

copper

c)

metal

d)

silver

22.

Which of these is not an insulator?

a)

plastic

b)

rubber

c)

glass

d)

graphite

23.

This circuit has the following components;

a)

battery, 3 lamps and a switch

b)

power supply, and 2 lamps

c)

power supply, 3 lamps and a switch

d)

power supply and 3 lamps

24.

what is the symbol for a open switch?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Amps

b)

Ampere

c)

ammeter

d)

ammu

26.

what is this symbol used for?

a)

to measure the current

b)

to measure the voltage

c)

to measure the lenght of the wire

d)

to measure the power of the battery

27.

What is wrong with this circuit?

a)

no switch

b)

no + and - symbol on the battery

c)

The battery is placed in the wrong way

d)

the lamps are placed in a different way

28.

name the circuit

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

normal circuit

d)

simple circuit

29.

what happens to the current in the series circuit ?

a)

shared

b)

stays the same

c)

not used

d)

saved

30.

What happens to the voltage in parallel circuit?

a)

shared

b)

divides

c)

stays the same

d)

not used

31.

What happens to current in parallel circuit ?

a)

stays same

b)

not used

c)

shared

d)

stored

32.

_____ is an electric device which easily closes or opens an electric circuit.

a)

Filament

b)

Electric bulb

c)

Electric switch

d)

Electric cell

33.

If each resistor 6 ohm resistance, what is total resistence ?

a)

18 ohm

b)

2 ohm

c)

3 ohm

d)

6 ohm

34.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
35.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
36.
What resistance is needed to cause a 20A current flow because of a 100V battery?
a)
0.2Ώ
b)
2000Ώ
c)
120Ώ
d)
37.
What is the power of a 20V bulb with 5A through it?
a)
100W
b)
100V
c)
6.3W
d)
6.3A
38.
If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and what would be the current flow be for a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
2.1 Amps
b)
2.4 Amps
c)
1.71 Amps
d)
15 Amps
39.
Which formulas represents Ohm's law?
a)
V=IR
b)
R=IV
c)
I=RV
d)

I=R/V

40.

A higher resistance in a circuit causes a _____________.

a)

higher voltage

b)

larger current

c)

smaller current

d)

lower voltage

41.
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.
42.

A lamp plugged into a standard american outlet (120 V) uses 0.8 A of current. What is the power in the circuit?

a)

0.007 W

b)

96 W

c)

120 W

d)

150 W

43.
Which appliance transfers the most energy per second? 
a)
Clock
b)
Lamp
c)
Desktop Computer
d)
Iron
44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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

a)

Ampere (A)

b)

Newton (N)

c)

Ohm (Ω)

d)

Volt (V)

50.

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

a)
Voltage 
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)

Thrust

51.
The voltmeter is an instrument used to measure __________.
a)
potential difference
b)

current

c)

resistance

d)

capacitance

52.

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

53.

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

54.
What does the arrows in the circuit represents?
a)
conventional current
b)
electron flow
c)
eletromotive force
d)
voltage
55.
What is the resistance in this circuit? 
a)
0.05Ω
b)
1.8Ω
c)
20Ω
d)

0.18Ω