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electricity

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do you calculate voltage?
a)
Current X Resistance
b)
Resistance ÷ Current
c)
Current ÷ Resistance
d)
Measure it with a ruler
2.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
3.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
4.

A higher resistance in a circuit causes a _____________.

a)

higher voltage

b)

larger current

c)

smaller current

d)

lower voltage

5.

Which of the following materials is used in a light bulb to produce heat and light?

a)

Nichrome

b)

Copper

c)

Tungsten

d)

Steel

6.
Thicker wires have _______ resistance than thinner wires.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
the same
7.

What voltage is needed to cause a 50A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?

a)

15V

b)

500V

c)

500 kV

d)

0.2V

8.

Galvanometer is used to

a)

detect electric current

b)

negative terminal to positive terminal

c)

positive terminal to negative terminal

d)

the flow rate of electric charges through a conductor

9.

If the current in an electrical circuit is constant, what will happen to the voltage if the resistance is increased?

a)

Voltage will increase

b)

Voltage will decrease

c)

Voltage will stay the same

10.

Why are Christmas lights wired in parallel?

a)

It is cheaper to make

b)

You can make longer strands

c)

It uses less electricity

d)

If a light breaks, the others keep working

11.

What is used to measure electric current?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Ammeter

c)

Wattmeter

d)

pH meter

12.
What is the unit for resistance?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes
c)
Ohms
13.
In a ________ circuit there are multiple paths for the current to take.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
14.

Name the instrument given in the picture

a)

Ammeter

b)

Voltmeter

15.

Coulomb is the unit of

a)

Charge

b)

Current

c)

Potential difference

d)

Resistance

16.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
17.
The flow of electricity in a circuit-
a)
current
b)
flow
c)
circuit
18.
A student wants to use the diagram below to explain what happens when the light bulb turns on. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Light energy is transformed to electric energy.
b)
Electric energy is transformed to light energy.
c)
Electric energy is transformed to motion energy.
d)
Motion energy is transformed to electric energy.
19.

Unit of electric power may also be expressed as

a)

volt ampere

b)

kilowatt hour

c)

watt second

d)

joule second

20.

What is the unit of current?

a)

Volts

b)

Ampere

c)

Ohm

d)

Tesla

21.

Which subatomic particle is used in the process of electricity?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

22.

What is the definition of current?

a)

rate of flow of neutrons

b)

rate of flow of charges

c)

rate of flow of protons

d)

rate of flow of energy

23.

A student carries out an experiment and plots the V-I graph of three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1 R2 and R3 respectively. Which of the following is high ?

a)

R1 = R2 = R3

b)

R1 > R2 > R3

c)

R3 > R2 > R1

d)

none of these

24.

 Calculate the current flows through the 10 Ω resistor in the following circuit. 

a)

1.2 A

b)

0.6 A

c)

0.2 A

d)

2.0 A

25.

An electric iron draws a current 4 A when connected to a 220 V mains. Its resistance must be

a)

1000 Ω

b)

55 Ω

c)

44 Ω

d)

none of these

26.

The slope of voltage (V) versus current (I) is called

a)

resistance

b)

conductance

c)

resistivity

d)

conductivity

27.

Coulomb is the SI unit of:

a)

charge

b)

current

c)

resistance

d)

potential difference

28.

100 J of heat is produced each second in a 4Ω resistor. The potential difference across the resistor will be:

a)

30 V

b)

10 V

c)

20 V

d)

25 V

29.

An electric bulb is connected to a 220V generator. The current is 0.50 A. What is the power of the bulb?

a)

440 V

b)

220 V

c)

110 V

d)

55 V

30.

Three resistors of 1 Ω, 2 ft and 3 Ω are connected in parallel. The combined resistance of the three resistors should be

a)

greater than 3 Ω

b)

less than 1 Ω

c)

equal to 2 Ω

d)

zero

31.

What is the commercial unit of electrical energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Kilojoules

c)

Kilowatt-hour

d)

watt-hour

32.

Electrical resistivity of any given metallic wire depends upon

a)

its thickness

b)

its shape

c)

nature of the material

d)

its length

33.

The electrical resistance of insulators is

a)

high

b)

low

c)

zero

d)

infinity

34.

The heating element of an electric iron is made up of:

a)

copper

b)

aluminium

c)

nichrome

d)

iron

35.

When electric current is passed, electrons move from:

a)

high potential to low potential.

b)

low potential to high potential.

c)

in the direction of the current.

d)

against the direction of current