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Electric Current

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this symbol for?

a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
2.

Which component is NOT part of simple cell?

a)

Two electrodes

b)

Electrolyte

c)

Wires & load

d)

Insulator cover

3.

What does it means by reactive metal?

a)

Electrode that easily dissolves and becomes anode.

b)

Reduction will happen and becomes cathode.

c)

Electrode losses electron and becomes thinner.

d)

Electrode gains electron and becomes thicker

4.

What is NOT observed when the chemical process starts?

a)

Electrons flow from anode to cathode

b)

Voltage exists between electrodes' terminal

c)

Constant voltage obtained as long as charges flow continuously at external circuit

d)

No changes on either electrode

5.

Electric current is ____.

a)

rate of flow of electrons in a conductor

b)

rate of flow of protons in a conductor

c)

moving electrons from + terminal to - terminal

d)

moving charges that can move in two directions

6.

Current is measured in __.

a)
volts
b)

ampere

c)
watts
d)

joule

7.

Voltage is simply defined as __.

a)
what 'pushes' electrons
b)
what 'stops' electrons
c)
moving electrons
d)

energy transformation

8.
Resistance is...
a)
What "slows down" electrons
b)
What "speeds up" electrons
c)
Moving electrons
d)
What "pushes" electrons
9.

Which component that has this symbol?

a)

Capacitor

b)

Resistor

c)

Inductor

d)

LED

10.

Choose which components have resistance based on the diagram given.

a)

Battery & switch

b)

Wire & bulb

c)

Wire & battery

d)

Bulb & switch

11.

What equation links voltage, current and resistance

a)

V = IR

b)

V = CR

c)

V = I/R

d)

V = R/I

12.
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
13.

What is resistivity?

a)

Property of materials

b)

Property of electrical components

c)

Inversely proportional to resistance

14.

The unit of resistivity is

a)

Ω/m

b)

Ω/m2

c)

Ω.m

d)

Ω.m2

15.
What characteristics impact resistance of a material?
a)

Area

b)
Temperature
c)
Length
d)
All of these
16.

Which metal has the highest resistivity?

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Gold

d)

Aluminum

17.

Which one has the highest current flowing through it?

a)
R1
b)
R2
c)
R3
d)
All the same
18.

What is the effect of temperature on resistance in conductor?

a)

The resistance increases as the temperature increases in conductors

b)

The resistance decreases as the temperature increases in conductors

c)

The resistance maintain even temperature increases

19.
Electrical energy is converted to _______ energy in a hair dryer.
a)
heat 
b)
light
20.
Batteries and power plants are examples of ______________. 
a)
energy sources
b)
energy conduction
c)
energy transformation
21.

What is the energy change in simple cell?

a)

Electrical energy to light energy

b)

Light energy to chemical energy

c)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

d)

Electrical energy to chemical energy

22.

A 120 W light bulb uses more ____________ than a 60 W light bulb.

a)
thermal energy
b)
electrical energy
c)

kinetic energy

23.

What does it mean if a bulb has a power of 50 W?

a)

The bulb converts 50 J of electrical energy to light energy in 1 second.

b)

The bulb converts 50 C of electrical charge to light energy in 1 second.

c)

The bulb converts 50 J of electrical energy to sound energy in 1 second.