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Basic Electricity (MCHE)

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name given to electric charges and the effects they cause?

a)

Electricity

b)

Electronegativity

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

2.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Electricity is a type of magnetic force?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are the three types of Electricity

a)

AC

b)

DC

c)

Static Electricity

d)

Triboelectricity

e)

Magnetism

4.

What is AC (alternating current)?

a)

when current flows in one direction

b)

when current changes 120 times per second

c)

when charges will go from high to low concentration ONCE

d)

charging things by rubbing

5.

What is DC (direct current)?

a)

when current flows in one direction

b)

when current changes 120 times per second

c)

when charges will go from high to low concentration ONCE

d)

charging things by rubbing

6.

What is Static Electricity?

a)

when current flows in one direction

b)

when current changes 120 times per second

c)

when charges will go from high to low concentration ONCE

d)

charging things by rubbing

7.

What is Triboelectricity?

a)

when current flows in one direction

b)

when current changes 120 times per second

c)

when charges will go from high to low concentration ONCE

d)

charging things by rubbing

8.

DC is direct current as from a ________

a)

charge

b)

ion

c)

electron

d)

battery

9.

TRUE OR FALSE:
Static Electricity is also electricity at rest. The charges collected and held in one place

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

How does work function with Triboelectricity?

a)

work is done to remove ions

b)

no work is done

c)

work is done to remove electrons

d)

work is done to add electrons

11.

If work is stored as PE and/or KE, can the charge now do work?

a)

Maybe

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

In some cases

12.

What is an example of triboelectricity?

a)

running from one side to another

b)

jumping up and down

c)

moving a box vertically up

d)

rubbing a balloon on your hair and sticking it to a wall

13.

Coulombs Law:

a)

Found that electric force does not vary

b)

Found that charges vary directly proportional with square distance apart

c)

Found that electric force varies inversely with square of distance apart

d)

Found that charges do not vary

14.

True or False:
Is this the formula for Coulomb's Law?

Fe=kqq'/d^2

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the unit of charge? (Coulomb)

a)

I

b)

C

c)

A

d)

M

16.

What is the symbol of charge (Coulomb)?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

q

d)

c

17.

Charge on electron, called elementary unit of charge =

a)

2.0 x10^4

b)

6.5 x 10^3

c)

6.25 x 10^18

d)

1.60 x 10^19

18.

1 C is the charge on how many electrons

a)

6.25 x 10^18

b)

1.60 x 10^-19

c)

2.5 x 10^20

d)

8.9 x 10^5

19.

K is a constant. What is the number?

a)

6.25 x 10^18

b)

9.0 x 10^9

c)

2.5 x 10^16

d)

3.0

20.

True or False:

All natural systems like to have high energy (be unstable)

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A volt is...

a)

J/C

b)

C/J

22.

A volt is also

a)

charge/change in PE

b)

change in PE/charge

23.

The difference in potential energy is called

a)

Electricity

b)

Heat

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Voltage

24.

True or False:

Charges flow until all parts of a conducting body are equal

a)

True

b)

False

25.

All of the charges are on which part of a solid body with the field strongest near a sharp point on an object?

a)

the ions

b)

the electrons

c)

the energy

d)

the surface

26.

What is the flow of electrons from high potential to low potential

a)

transfer of energy

b)

current

c)

power

d)

charge

27.

The flow of currents stop when potential is

a)

similar

b)

equal

c)

different

d)

opposite

28.

Several devices are used to convert energy to electrical potential energy. Which ones are they?

a)

pump

b)

voltaic cell

c)

battery

d)

generator

e)

photovoltaic cell

29.

What is a battery

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

connected to a voltaic cell

c)

light into electrical

d)

kinetic energy into electrical

30.

What is a generator

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

connected to a voltaic cell

c)

light into electrical

d)

kinetic energy into electrical

31.

What is a photovoltaic cell

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

connected to a voltaic cell

c)

light into electrical

d)

kinetic energy into electrical

32.

What is a voltaic cell

a)

chemical to electrical

b)

connected to a voltaic cell

c)

light into electrical

d)

kinetic energy into electrical

33.

Electrons flow around a closed loop called a _______

a)

pipe

b)

current

c)

circuit

d)

wire

34.

Current (I) is:

a)

Coulombs/second

b)

second/Coulombs

c)

C/s

d)

s/c

e)

Amps (A)

35.

Current is measured with

a)

an ammeter

b)

measuring tape

c)

ruler

d)

calculator

36.

Conventional Current is the flow of

a)

positive charge

b)

negative charge

37.

Electron flow is of

a)

Positive charge

b)

Negative charge

38.

Power (P) =

a)

I/V

b)

V/I

c)

WV

d)

IV

39.

Unit of power is

a)

Megawatts (MW)

b)

Watts (W)

c)

Kilowatts (kW)

d)

Milliwatts (mW)

40.

What is any device that lowers the potential difference

a)

Restriction

b)

Resistance

c)

Current

d)

Power

41.

Resistance (R) is measured in

a)

Watts

b)

Ohms

c)

Omegas

d)

Joules

42.

True or False:

Resistors or insulators are conducting things?

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What happens when you get too much resistance

a)

You get friction

b)

Nothing

c)

Energy is gained

d)

You get Heat

44.

According to Ohm's Law, resistance is not related to the size or direction of potential difference, but to the ________ itself.

a)

charge

b)

weight

c)

resistor

d)

electricity

45.

Ohms' Law

a)

I= V/R

b)

I= VR

c)

I= V^2R

d)

I= R/V

46.

What are the three Power Formulas

a)

P= IV

b)

P= V^2/R

c)

P= I^2/R

d)

P= I/R

e)

P=R/V

47.

Energy =

a)

Pt

b)

p/t

c)

t/p

d)

1/2 (pt)

48.

Resistance will determine

a)

how much ions will flow

b)

how much electrons will flow

c)

how much electricity will flow

d)

how much current will flow

49.

Resistance depends on

a)

Power

(Power in watts)

b)

Material Itself

(resistivity factor, rho)

c)

Length

(prop. to resistance)

d)

Area

(inversely prop. to resistance)

e)

Charge

(In amps)

50.

What is the formula for Resistivity (r)

a)

R=l/a

b)

R= rho(L)/A

c)

R=L/A

d)

R= rho (L)/piR^2

51.

Resistance increases with

a)

size

b)

mass

c)

temp

d)

resistivity factor

52.

True or False:

When temp goes up, resistance goes up and when temp goes down, resistance will go down.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

In gauges, is size related to resistance

a)

yes

b)

no

54.

True or false:

The higher the gauge, the more resistance because it is small

a)

True

b)

False