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Principles of Electrical Science

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From a 50 metre cable drum, you have installed 13.6 metres of cable. What percentage of cable has been used?

a)

3.8%

b)

72.8%

c)

27.2%

d)

65%

2.

An insulation resistance tester is used to record the following values: 55MΩ, 72MΩ, 55MΩ, 18.5Ω, 10 MΩ and 89MΩ. What is the mean of these values?

a)

49.9MΩ

b)

89MΩ

c)

55MΩ

d)

18.5MΩ

3.

The SI unit for resistivity is?

a)

Ohm

b)

Ωm

c)

R

d)

4.

Potential Difference is measured in?

a)

Amps

b)

Volts

c)

Newton's

d)

Joule's

5.

In the SI system, time is measured in?

a)

Hours

b)

Minutes

c)

Seconds

d)

Kelvin's

6.

Which instrument would be used to measure the resistance of a circuit?

a)

Ohm meter

b)

Conductance meter

c)

Continuity meter

d)

Amp meter

7.

The SI unit for Capacitance is the?

a)

Volt

b)

Henry

c)

Hertz

d)

Farad

8.

Lifting a load an electric motor uses 180,000 Joules of energy in 1 ½ minutes. What is the power rating of the motor?

a)

500 W

b)

1 kW

c)

1.5 kW

d)

2 kW

9.

Crowbars are an example of what type of lever?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

d)

Class 4

10.

Force on a load is considered to be a combination of:

a)

mass and gravity

b)

time and acceleration

c)

weight and energy

d)

energy and work done

11.

An electric motor has a 1.8 kW input and an efficiency of 88%. What is the motor's output?

a)

1.12 kW

b)

160 W

c)

1.6 kW

d)

160 kW

12.

A four pulley system is required to lift a load force of 20000 Newton's. What is the effort force required to lift this load?

a)

5000 N

b)

800000 N

c)

5000 kg

d)

10000 N

13.

A set of gears has a ratio of 16:1. The smaller cogwheel has 9 teeth. How many teeth does the larger cogwheel have?

a)

14

b)

41

c)

82

d)

144

14.

Current is described as:

a)

the pressure to move the charge within a circuit.

b)

the movement of electrons within a closed circuit.

c)

the movement of protons within a conductor.

d)

the standing force of the neutrons within an open circuit.

15.

Porcelain is best described as?

a)

A good conductor of electricity

b)

A semi-conductor of electricity

c)

An unstable conductor of electricity

d)

A good insulator of electricity

16.

A 2.5mm2 copper conductor has a resistance of 1.5 Ohms. If the conductor's length is doubled what would the resulting resistance be?

a)

6 Ohms

b)

1.5 Ohms

c)

3 Ohms

d)

0.3 Ohms

17.

A copper conductor has a resistance of 0.62 Ohms and is 36 meters long. What size is the conductor? Take the resistivity of copper to be 0.0172µΩm.

a)

1mm2

b)

1.5mm2

c)

2.5mm2

d)

4mm2

18.

Two 4mm2 copper conductors are connected in parallel. Each conductor has a resistance of 0.5 Ohms. What is the combined resistance of the two conductors?

a)

0.5 Ohms

b)

0.25 Ohms

c)

1 Ohm

d)

0.75 Ohms

19.

Four resistors each with an equal value of 6 Ohms are wired in parallel. What is the combined total resistance of the resistors?

a)

24 Ohms

b)

3 Ohms

c)

1.5 Ohms

d)

0.75 Ohms

20.

A 5 Ohm resistor and a 7 Ohm resistor are wired in series and connected to a 25 volt supply. What is the power dissipated in the 7 Ohm resistor?

a)

52 Watts

b)

57 Watts

c)

89 Watts

d)

30 Watts

21.

A copper conductor is forty meters long and has a c.s.a of 6mm2. If the conductor material was changed to aluminium the resulting resistance would be:

a)

the same

b)

lower

c)

higher

d)

unstable

22.

Which statement is correct with regards to what makes a good insulator?

a)

The electrons are tightly bound to the nucleus.

b)

The electrons are loosely bound to the nucleus.

c)

The protons are tightly bound to the nucleus.

d)

The protons are loosely bound to the nucleus.

23.

Which of the following materials is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Air

b)

Tungsten

c)

Glass

d)

Sand

24.

Which effect would make a Fuse blow?

a)

Chemical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Thermal

d)

Solar

25.

What is the total combined resistance of the resistors show in the figure below?

a)

35 Ohms

b)

11.6 Ohms

c)

2.9 Ohms

d)

4.5 Ohms

26.

What is the missing voltage value in the figure below?

a)

25 Volts

b)

12.5 Volt

c)

50 Volts

d)

27.5 Volts

27.

A 16 Amp motor is connected to a cable with a very high resistance. Which of the following issues would occur?

a)

The motor will pull more current than it is designed to pull and damage itself.

b)

Too much voltage will appear at the motor terminals damaging the motor.

c)

There will be not enough voltage to operate the motor.

d)

The motor would run in reverse.

28.

An aluminium conductor has a resistance of 0.88 Ohm's and a c.s.a of 1.5mm2. How long is the conductor if it's resistivity is 2.84x10-8 Ωm?

a)

46.5 m

b)

23 m

c)

34.5 m

d)

62 m

29.

Magnetic Flux Density is defined by:

a)

the measurement of quantity of magnetic flux.

b)

the amount of flux in a given area.

c)

the strength of a magnetic.

d)

the magnets north and south poles.

30.

A electric motor has a magnetic flux density of 30 Tesla's which covers an area of 250mm2. What is the motor's magnetic flux value?

a)

75 Wb

b)

750 Wb

c)

7.5mWb

d)

7.5µWb

31.

To induce an EMF into a conductor, what must you do?

a)

Wrap the conductor around a magnet

b)

Place and hold still a closed conductor within a magnetic field

c)

Attach a magnet onto a conductor

d)

Pass a closed conductor through a magnetic field

32.

Identify the slip rings in the figure below.

4 lines
33.

Identify the figure below the Period?

4 lines
34.

The formula to calculate the induced EMF within a conductor is:

a)

E=VIL

b)

E=BIL

c)

E=vBl

d)

E=WbIL

35.

How long would a conductor need to be to produce 12 Volts when passed through a 0.9 Tesla magnet at 4m/s?

a)

33 m

b)

3.3 m

c)

33 cm

d)

33 mm

36.

Identify the device in the figure below?

a)

Triac

b)

Diac

c)

Resistor

d)

Diode

37.

In which of the following equipment would you expect to find a light dependant resistor?

a)

Smoke Detector

b)

Rectifier

c)

Solar sensor

d)

Dimmer switch

38.

Identify the device in the figure below?

a)

Triac

b)

Thermistor

c)

Resistor

d)

Inverter

39.

Which device is used to change alternating current into direct current?

a)

Inverter

b)

Pacifier

c)

Converter

d)

Rectifier