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Electricity (Quiz Prep)

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
5.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
6.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
7.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
8.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
9.

Voltage divided by Resistance

(V / R)

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Ohms

d)

Watts

10.
Current times Resistance equals
 (I X R)
a)
Power
b)
Voltage
c)
Amperage
d)
Ohm
11.

Voltage divided by Current

(V / I)

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Resistance

d)

Watts

12.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
13.

What is the resistance through a 20V bulb with a power of 100W?

a)

20 Ω

b)

4 Ω

c)

2000 Ω

d)

5 Ω

14.
The current in an appliance is 3 A and the voltage difference is 120 V. How much power is being supplied to the appliance?
a)
10000 v
b)
220 v
c)
420 v
d)
360 v
15.
How many Volts would we need to produce a current of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor?
a)
1.33 volts
b)
24 volts
c)
0.75
d)
48 volts
16.

What happens to resistance when the length of the wire increases?

a)

Stays the same

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

17.

What effect does a hotter temperature have on resistance?

a)

No effect

b)

Increases resistance

c)

Decreases resistance

d)

Stays the same

18.

What other factor of a wire could affect its resistance?

a)

Material its made of

b)

How shiny it is

c)

Colour

19.

What is the unit of resistance

a)

Ohm

b)

Home

c)

Amp

d)

Camp

20.

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

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

21.

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

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

22.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
23.
What is the name of the particle that is being transferred?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Positron
24.

His hairs stand straight because

a)

Sweat from hair evaporates to water vapour

b)

Same charge between hairs repel

c)

Hairs and boy's body has different charges

25.

You walk across a shag carpet and become negatively charged. You became negatively charged because...

a)

Protons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

b)

Protons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged

c)

Electrons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

d)

Electrons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged.

26.

A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This is because the glass rod

a)

gains protons

b)

loses protons

c)

gains electrons

d)

loses electrons

27.

Why does a Van de Graaff generator make your hair stand up if you touch the dome?

a)

The current is trying to flow out of the hair ends.

b)

The electrons gather on the hair ends and repel each other.

c)

The hair is repelled by the dome of the Van de Graaff generator.

d)

The hair is attracted to the surrounding air.

28.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
29.
The mathematical relationship among Voltage, Current, and Resistance
a)
Faraday's Law
b)
Tesla's Law
c)
Edison's Law
d)
Ohm's Law
30.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
31.
If the Voltage stays the same and Resistance is increased, Current will 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
32.
Current is...
a)
moving protons
b)
moving electrons
c)
measured in volts
d)
measured in ohms
33.
Voltage is simply defined as...
a)
what 'pushes' electrons
b)
what 'stops' electrons
c)
moving electrons
34.
Resistance is...
a)
What "slows down" electrons
b)
What "speeds up" electrons
c)
Moving electrons
d)
What "pushes" electrons
35.
Good conductors are _______ resistors
a)
bad
b)
good
36.
Good insulators are _______ resistors
a)
good
b)
bad
37.
What characteristics impact resistance of a material?
a)
Thickness 
b)
Temperature
c)
Length
d)
All of these
38.
If the current increases it could be because of...
a)
increasing voltage
b)
decreasing resistance
c)
both
39.
If the voltage stays the same, but the resistance goes up, the current will....
a)
increase (speed up)
b)
decrease (slow down)
c)
stay the same
40.
What characteristics impact resistance of a material?
a)
Thickness 
b)
Temperature
c)
Length
d)
All of these
41.
current is measured in....
a)
volts
b)
amps
c)
watts
d)
mph
42.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
43.
The flow of electricity in a circuit-
a)
current
b)
flow
c)
circuit
44.

When a piece of metal becomes positively charged it has: (a)  

Choose from the below words
Gained protons
Gained electrons
Lost electrons
45.

When a piece of metal becomes negatively charged it has:

a)

Gained electrons

b)

Gained protons

c)

Lost protons

46.

When two balloons with the same charge are brought near each other they:

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

do nothing

47.

Which of the following cables has the lowest resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

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