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Physics_1_27_Chapter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of electric current?

a)

The rate at which charge flows through a surface

b)

The amount of flow of charge through a material

c)

The amount of charge per unit time

d)

The average speed at which charges move

2.

What is the direction of conventional current?

a)

The opposite of the direction of electron flow

b)

The direction in which positive charge moves

c)

The direction of electron flow

d)

The direction in which negative charge moves

3.

The relationship between electric current and resistance

a)

Electric current is equal to resistance

b)

Electric current is independent of resistance

c)

Electric current is directly proportional to resistance

d)

Electric current is inversely proportional to resistance

4.

What is the average speed at which charges move called?

a)

Resistance

b)

Electric potential

c)

Drift velocity

d)

Conductance

5.

The flow of charged particles through an electrical conductor or space defined as

a)

Voltage

b)

Electric field

c)

Electric current

d)

Resistance

6.

What is the equation for average current in a conductor?

a)

I( avg )= DQ/Dt

b)

I (avg) = nqvd

c)

I (avg) = nAvdDt

d)

I (avg) = nqvdA

7.

The microscopic model of conduction in a metal

a)

Electric field establishment

b)

Drift speed of electrons

c)

Random motion of charge carriers

d)

Heat transfer

8.

What is the drift speed in a conductor?

a)

The average speed of charge carriers called the drift speed

b)

The parabolic shape of the charge carriers' paths

c)

The speed of charge carriers due to the acceleration by the electric force

d)

The speed of charge carriers in the absence of an electric field

9.

What is the unit of electric current?

a)

Volt

b)

Ampere

c)

Ohm

d)

Coulomb

10.

The definition of current density in a conductor

a)

Current per unit length

b)

Current per unit volume

c)

Current per unit area

d)

Current per unit resistance

11.

What is the equation that defines the resistance of a conductor?

a)

R = dV/I

b)
R = ρ * (L/A)
c)
R = L * A
d)
R = 1/(ρ * L/A)
12.

What is the relationship between the resistance of a cylindrical conductor and its length and cross-sectional area?

a)

Resistance is directly proportional to length and cross-sectional area

b)

Resistance is inversely proportional to length and directly proportional to cross-sectional area

c)

Resistance is inversely proportional to length and cross-sectional area

d)

Resistance is directly proportional to length and inversely proportional to cross-sectional area

13.

unit of resistance

a)

Volt per ampere

b)

Ohm per volt

c)

Ampere per volt

d)

Ohm per meter

14.

What did the Drude model of electrical conduction propose?

a)

The model proposed that a conductor consists of a regular array of atoms and a collection of free electrons

b)

The model proposed that electrons move randomly through the conductor in the absence of an electric field

c)

The model proposed that the energy transferred to the atoms causes the internal energy

d)

he model proposed that the resistivity can be related to the motion of electrons in metals

15.

The relationship between the average current in the conductor and the current density

a)
  • J = nqE / me

b)
  • Iavg = nqE / me

c)

I (avg) = nq2E / me

d)

J = nq2E / me

16.

What property of a conductor varies approximately linearly with temperature over a limited range?

a)
Magnetic susceptibility
b)

Resistivity

c)

Conductivity

d)
Heat capacity
17.

What is the expression for the variation of resistivity with temperature?

a)
ρ = ρ0 + α * (T - T0)
b)
ρ = ρ0 * (1 + α * (T - T0))
c)
ρ = ρ0 * (1 - α * (T - T0))
d)
ρ = ρ0 / (1 + α * (T - T0))
18.

What happens to the resistivity of a superconductor when the temperature is at or below its critical temperature?

a)
Increases
b)
Becomes negative
c)
Becomes infinite
d)

Drops to Zero

19.

What is the expression for the power delivered to a resistor in an electrical circuit?

a)
P = I * V
b)
P = V^2 / R
c)
P = R / I
d)

P = I∆V

20.

What is the misconception associated with the direction of current in an electric circuit?

a)

The misconception that current is only present in the resistor and not in the connecting wires

b)

The misconception that current flows in opposite directions at different points in the circuit

c)

The misconception that current comes out of one terminal of the battery and is then "used up" as it passes through the resistor, leaving current in only one part of the circuit