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P3 Electricity Revision Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the charge on an electron

a)

0

b)

-1

c)

+1

2.

Which particles are transferred in static electricity when two insulators are rubbed together?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Atoms

3.

Oppositely charged particles will ...

(a)  

4.

Are these charged particles attracting or repelling?

a)

Attracting

b)

Repelling

5.

Current is the rate of flow of electric...

(a)  

6.

What device measures current? It must be spelled correctly

(a)  

7.

Ammeters must be connected in...

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

8.

If the current in the first ammeter is 5A, what is the current in the second ammeter?

a)

<5A

b)

5A

c)

>5A

9.

If the total p.d. is 6V and the bulbs are identical, what is the value on voltmeter V1?

a)

6V

b)

3V

10.

If a circuit has a current of 3A and runs for 2 min, what is the total charge that flows?

a)

6C

b)

3C

c)

1.5C

d)

360C

11.

Potential difference is the work done per unit ...

(a)  

12.

If ammeter 3 has a current of 8A and ammeter 1 has 5A, what current is recorded at ammeter 2?

a)

8A

b)

3A

c)

5A

d)

13A

13.

If the cell has a potential difference of 10V, What is the potential difference across the bulb in the bottom branch?

a)

10V

b)

5V

c)

<10V

14.

What is this circuit component called?

a)

Themistor

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Variable resistor

d)

LDR

15.

Which line represents a wire with a high resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

16.

There are three resistors 10 Ohms, 25 Ohms and 100 Ohms. If they connected in series, what is the total resistance?

a)

<10 Ohms

b)

65 Ohms

c)

135 Ohms

d)

> 135 Ohms

17.

There are three resistors 10 Ohms, 25 Ohms and 100 Ohms. If they connected in parallel, what is the total resistance?

a)

<10 Ohms

b)

65 Ohms

c)

135 Ohms

d)

> 135 Ohms

18.

R = V / I For this equation to hold true, what must be constant?

(a)  

19.

Which has the lower resistance?

a)

A long, thin wire

b)

A short, thick wire

20.

Which component does this I-V graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Thermistor

c)

Filament Bulb

d)

Fixed Resistor

21.

A filament bulb's resistance increases when high current passes through it because the filament gets very...

(a)  

22.

This is the circuit symbol for a

(a)  

23.

What is the purpose of a diode?

a)

To keep current moving clockwise

b)

To decrease the current

c)

To only allow current in one direction

d)

To heat up

24.

This is the circuit symbol for a ...

(a)  

25.

When a thermistor gets hot, its resistance...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

becomes zero

26.

This is the circuit symbol for ...

a)

a light bulb

b)

a diode

c)

an LDR

d)

a fixed resistor

27.

When an LDR is placed in the dark, the resistance...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

28.

When the temperature of the thermistor is increased what happens to the value on the voltmeter across the fixed resistor V1?

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

d)

Becomes zero

29.

If the variable resistor is changed to increase its resistance, what happens to the reading on voltmeter 2?

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

d)

Drops to zero

30.

A computer has a power of 0.5kW and a potential difference of 230V. What current flows through it?

a)

2.17x10-3 A

b)

460A

c)

2.17 A

d)

0.46A

31.

A mobile phone charger has a p.d. of 12V and a current of 250mA. What is its resistance?

a)

3 Ohms

b)

0.048 Ohms

c)

3000 Ohms

d)

48 Ohms

32.

Without units and to 3 significant figures:

What is the resistance of a device that has a power of 6MW and a current of 28A?

(a)