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Electric Current & DC Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A material which allows electrical current to pass through is called ________________.

a)

An insulator

b)

A cell

c)

A switch

d)

A conductor

2.

If the current in a copper wire increases, it is due to _____________.

a)

An increase in the number of electron

b)

An increase in the electron drift speed

c)

An increase in the cross sectional area of the wire

d)

A decrease in the electron drift speed

3.

Directions of drift velocity of electrons and electric field are

a)

In same direction

b)

Opposite to each other

c)

Fluctuated

d)

None of above

4.

Drift velocity is

a)

The average velocity with which the electrons moves towards the positive terminal of the battery.

b)

Velocity of an electron in a conductor

c)

Average thermal velocity

d)

The average velocity with which the electrons moves towards the negative terminal of the battery.

5.
Electric current that flows in only one direction. 
a)
Voltage 
b)
Direct Current 
c)
Alternating Current
d)
Series Circuit 
6.

The total charge, Q flowing the area per unit time is defined as ?

a)

Current

b)

Capacitance

c)

Coulomb

d)

Potential difference

7.

Electrical current has direction. However, it not considered a vector quantity. WHY?

a)

Because current does not obey the laws of vector addition

b)

Because charge is Quantized

c)

Because conventional direction of current is only virtual

d)

Because current obeys Kirchhoff Laws

8.

What is the scientific formula for ohm's law?

a)

V=IR

b)

I=VR

c)

R=IV

d)

None of the above

9.

Based on the graph, which of the following would be true regarding the relationship of voltage and current?

a)

As voltage increases, current decreases.

b)

Voltage will not affect current.

c)

As voltage decreases, current increases.

d)

As voltage increases, current also increases.

10.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
11.

A resistor is connected in series with a battery in a DC circuit. When the voltage of the battery is increased, the resistance of the resistor will

a)

Increase linearly

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

Increase exponentially

12.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
13.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
14.

Resistivity

a)

is an ability to oppose current

b)

relies on dimensions of the material

c)

inversely proportional to resistance

d)

a property of the material

15.

The unit of resistivity is

a)

Ω/m

b)

Ω/m2

c)

Ω.m

d)

Ω.m2

16.

What happens to the resistance of a circuit when the temperature is increased?

a)

Increases

b)

decreases

c)

stay the same

d)

vary randomly

17.
which has the highest current flowing through it?
a)
R1
b)
R2
c)
R3
d)
All the same
18.

The equation for a material with circular cross sectional area is A=

a)

πr2\pi r^2

b)

πr\pi r

c)

πd22\frac{\pi d^2}{2}

d)

πr3\pi r^3

19.

Which change decreases the resistance of a piece

of copper wire?

a)

increasing the wire‛s length

b)

increasing the wire‛s resistivity

c)

decreasing the wire‛s length

d)

decreasing the wire‛s diameter

20.

Factor which does not affect the resistance

a)

type of materials

b)

length of material

c)

mass of material

d)

cross-sectional area of material