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current and voltage rules

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define what a current is

a)

the flow of charge

b)

the speed of an electron

c)

the amount of charge

d)

the number of electrons

2.

What is voltage?

a)

the sum of potential energy between two points in a circuit

b)

the speed of electrons as they flow around a circuit

c)

the difference in potential energy between two points in a circuit

d)

the opposition to the flow of current

3.
Current is measured in....
a)
Amps 
b)
Volts
c)
Ohms
d)
Coulombs
4.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
5.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
6.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
 can still light up
c)
 will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
7.
In which of these two circuits is the current the same at all points? 
a)
A
b)
B
8.
What would the voltmeter read
a)
1V
b)
2V
c)
3V
d)
6V
9.
Which Voltmeter will give the lowest reading?
a)
V1
b)
V2
c)
V3
10.

The circuit shown contains a battery, a 6.0 Ω resistor and two meters X and Y.


One meter records current and one meter records potential difference.

a)

meter X : 2.0 A

meter Y : 12.0 V

b)

meter X : 2.0 V

meter Y : 1.0 A

c)

meter X : 12.0 A

meter Y : 2.0 V

d)

meter X : 12.0 V

meter Y : 2.0 A

11.

In the image, the arrow represents the __________ flow of current

a)

conventional

b)

electron

c)

alternating

12.

The voltage of the cell (A) is

a)

greater than the voltage across bulb C

b)

less than the voltage across bulb C

c)

the same as the voltage across bulb C

13.

Bulbs C and D are identical. Which of the following is true?

a)

the voltage across each bulb is identical

b)

the voltage across C is greater than the voltage across D

c)

the voltage across D is greater than the voltage across C

14.

Compared to the voltage of the battery, the voltage of bulb C is

a)

greater than the battery

b)

less than the battery

c)

same as the battery

15.

Bulb C and D are identical. Compared to the voltage of D, the voltage of bulb C is

a)

greater than bulb D

b)

less than bulb D

c)

same as bulb D

16.

Compared to the current through the battery, the current through bulb C is

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

same