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Electronics 1 - Basic

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of a conductor?

a)

Materials that allows electricity to flow through easily.

b)

Materials that does not allow electricity to flow through easily.

c)

Materials that allow electricity to flow through only under certain conditions.

d)

None of the above

2.

What is the definition of an insulator?

a)

Materials that allows electricity to flow through easily.

b)

Materials that does not allow electricity to flow through easily.

c)

Materials that allow electricity to flow through only under certain conditions.

d)

None of the above

3.

What is the definition of a semiconductor?

a)

Materials that allows electricity to flow through easily.

b)

Materials that does not allow electricity to flow through easily.

c)

Materials that allow electricity to flow through only under certain conditions.

d)

None of the above

4.

Which is an example of conductor?

a)

silver

b)

acrylic

c)

wood

d)

pvc pipe

5.

Which components are semiconductors?

a)

diode, copper wire, buzzer

b)

LED, thermistor, motor

c)

LDR, copper wire, resistor

d)

thermistor, diode, LED

6.

Which is an advantage of mains power supply?

a)

not portable

b)

able to transmit high power over a long distance

c)

requires conversion to DC for electrical appliances

d)

limited power supply

7.

Which is an advantage of battery?

a)

not portable

b)

limited supply of power

c)

stable supply of power over long period of time

d)

can be used directly on products without conversion

8.

Electric current is measured in ___________.

a)

farad

b)

ohms

c)

amperes

d)

 watts

9.

Which is true about alternating current (AC)?

a)

it continually changes direction in a circuit

b)

it is able to transmit large amount of power over long distances efficiently

c)

mains power supply has AC

d)

it has to be transformed to DC using transformers

e)

all of the above

10.

Which diagram shows current supply from the mains power?

a)

X

b)

Y

11.

Which diagram shows the current supply from a battery?

a)

X

b)

Y

12.

100mA is equivalent to _________.

a)

1A

b)

0.1A

c)

0.1µA

d)

10µA

13.

Power is measured in ___________.

a)

amperes

b)

ohms

c)

watts

d)

volts

14.

Power(P) is defined by ______________

a)

current (I) x resistance (R)

b)

voltage (V) / current (I)

c)

current (I) x voltage (V)

d)

voltage (V) / resistance (I)

15.

Power(P) is defined by ______________

a)

current (I) x current (I) x resistance (R)

b)

voltage (V) / current (I)

c)

current (I) x resistance (R)

d)

voltage (V) / resistance (I)

16.

Which defines ohm’s law?

a)

I = V/R

b)

P = IV

c)

V = I/R

d)

P = I2R

17.

Which diagram shows a parallel connection?

a)

X

b)

Y

18.

Which diagram shows a series connection?

a)

X

b)

Y

19.

How can the voltage across the bulb X be measured with a voltmeter?

a)

probe across points 1 and 3

b)

probe across points 1 and 5

c)

probe across points 5 and 6

d)

probe across points 2 and 6

20.

How can the current of the circuit be measured?

a)

connect an ammeter in series along point 1

b)

connect an ammeter in series along point 2

c)

connect an ammeter in series along point 3

d)

connect an ammeter in series along point 4

21.

What is the voltage drop across bulb A and bulb B?

a)

bulb A = 6V, bulb B = 6V

b)

bulb A = 3V, bulb B = 3V

22.

What is the voltage drop across bulb C and bulb D, assuming both bulbs are similar?

a)

bulb C = 6V, bulb D = 6V

b)

bulb C = 3V, bulb D = 3V

23.

Which is true about Multimeter?

a)

it is commonly used for troubleshooting electronic circuits

b)

it can be used to measure voltage, resistance and current

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

24.

What is the voltage drop across bulb D?

a)

4V

b)

6V

c)

2V

d)

None of the above

25.

The voltage across bulb E is 2V. What are the voltages across bulb G and bulb F?

a)

bulb G = 6V, bulb F = 2V

b)

bulb G = 6V, bulb F = 10V

c)

bulb G = 12V, bulb F = 12V

d)

bulb G = 6V, bulb F = 4V

26.

What happens to bulb B if bulb A fuses?

a)

it will stop working

b)

it will continue to work as normal

c)

it will continue to work but it becomes brighter

27.

Which could be a method to keep the light on for a longer duration?

a)

connect another 6V battery in parallel

b)

increase the voltage of the supply from 6V to 12V

28.

Which circuit will be brighter?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

both are the same

29.

Which circuit can last longer?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

They will last the same time.

30.

Which of the following is not an alternative source of energy

a)

solar

b)

tidal

c)

wind

d)

burning fuels