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Capacitor Review-1 Immersive

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During a science project, Mira and Grace are building a simple circuit and need to use an electrolytic capacitor. They are curious to know: What are the plates made out of in an electrolytic capacitor?

(a)  

2.

In a science class, Emily is learning about capacitors. She wonders, what is the insulation called between the plates?

(a)  

3.

In a classroom discussion, Ishaan was asked to name two types of Dielectric materials. One of them starts with 'M' and another starts with 'C'. Can you help him?

(a)  

4.

Riley is learning about electronics and she wants to know what the term 'Capacitor value' means. It refers to how much ________ the capacitor can hold.

a)

charge

b)

inductance

c)

resistance

d)

voltage

5.

Laura is working on a science project involving capacitors. She wants to know what does not affect the capacitance of a capacitor?

a)

The voltage applied to the capacitor.

b)

The shape of the capacitor.

c)

The dielectric material used in the capacitor.

d)

The distance between the capacitor plates.

6.

Oscar is working on a science project and needs to measure the capacitance of a capacitor. What unit should he use?

a)

farads

b)

ohms

c)

volts

d)

watts

7.

Mira is working on a project that involves selecting capacitors for an electronic circuit. She needs to know the typical range of capacitance values. The capacitances are usually rated between ___

a)

nanofarads (nF) to kilofarads (kF)

b)

millifarads (mF) to microfarads (µF)

c)

femtofarads (fF) to decafarads (daF)

d)

microfarads (µF) to picofarads (pF)

8.

Evie is working on a school project involving electronic circuits. She notices a capacitor with 25V written on its side. What does this 25V indicate? R____ V______

(a)  

9.

Mira is working on a project to build a small radio. She wonders, what is the main reason for using a capacitor in her circuit?

4 lines
10.

Matilda is working on a circuit project and needs to choose a capacitor to use as a bypass or reservoir. Which one of the following should she use:

a)

Electrolytic capacitor

b)

Tantalum capacitor

c)

Film capacitor

d)

Ceramic capacitor

11.

Emily is working on a school project involving electronic circuits. She needs to choose between non-polarised and polarised capacitors for her circuit. What is the difference between a non-polarised or polarised capacitor and why is this important?

4 lines
12.

What value do the capacitors default to on capacitance codes?

a)

Pico

1.

10-12 F

b)

Nano

2.

10-9 F

c)

Micro

3.

10-6 F

d)

Milli

4.

10-3 F

e)

Farad

5.

1 F

13.

Kiara is working on an electronics project and needs to find the value of a capacitor labelled as 422. What is the capacitance value in pF?

(a)  

14.

Scarlett is working on a project where she needs to connect capacitors in series. She wonders how the overall capacitance will be affected, considering the size of the dielectric (a)   .

15.

Leo is working on an electronics project and needs to convert a capacitor value of 10 nF to μ F\mu\ F . Can you help him with the conversion?

a)

1 μF

b)

0.1 μF

c)

10 μF

d)

0.01 μF

16.

During a science class, Isla and her friends were discussing materials that can be used as insulators in electronic devices. Which one of the following is not a dielectric material?

a)

Air

b)

Paper

c)

Aluminium

d)

Vaccuum

17.

Freya is working on a circuit project and needs to identify the value of a capacitor marked with 593. What is the value of this capacitor? (a)   pF

18.

Oliver is working on a project where she needs to connect multiple capacitors in a circuit. She notices that the total capacitance of the circuit (a)   when capacitors are placed in parallel.

19.

Matilda is working on a school project involving electronic circuits. She finds a capacitor marked with 0.003/25V. What is the value of this capacitor?

a)

0.003 nF

b)

0.003 pF

c)

0.003 µF

d)

0.003 F

20.
Identify the parts of the capacitor.