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Electric Current High School

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Electric Current

a)

flow of electric current through a conductor

b)

flow of electric charges through a conductor

c)

flow of electric charges through an insulator

d)

flow of electric current through an insulator

2.

What is the symbol for the SI unit for Electric Current?

a)

a

b)

A

c)

v

d)

V

3.

What measures current?

a)

Electroscope

b)

Meter

c)

Ammeter

d)

All of the above

4.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Resistor

c)

Battery

d)

Voltage

5.

What is this symbol?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Resistor

c)

Battery

d)

Voltage

6.
A path that is made for an electric current is?
a)
Static electricity
b)
conductor
c)
A circuit
d)
resistor
7.
A voltmeter is described as a device that can be used to measure
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
8.

What is a formula to calculate Current

a)

I=q/t

b)

I=q*t

c)

I =V*R

d)

I = R/V

9.

Which of these is an example of current electricity?

a)

Placing a lightning rod on the roof of a house to attract lightning

b)

Rubbing a plastic pipe with a piece of wool to attract small pieces of paper

c)

Building a circuit using copper wire and a D cell battery

d)

Using a sheet of fabric softner in the dryer to help reduce static cling

10.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
11.
Voltage is measured in __.
a)
volts.
b)
watts.
c)
coulombs. 
12.
the tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons
a)
current
b)
circuit
c)
resistance
d)
difference
13.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
14.

The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit is called

a)

resistance

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

voltage

15.
The potential difference between the two ends of the wires is equal to the...
a)
resistance
b)
energy source current
c)
Potential difference between the two terminals of the battery
d)
the parallel end of the component
16.
The voltmeter is an instrument used to measure __________.
a)
potential difference
b)
kilowatt-hour
c)
overloading
d)
negative, positive
17.
What variable is a Coulomb the unit for?
a)
Charge
b)
Force
c)
Distance
d)
Mass
18.

Electric potential difference is...

a)

the product of kinetic energy and charge

b)

the product of potential energy and charge

c)

the change in kinetic energy per unit of charge

d)

the change in potential energy per unit of charge

19.
What is voltage?
a)
The amount of electric potential energy per one coulomb of charge
b)
The amount of 1 coulomb of charge per unit of potential energy
c)
The number of volts per coulomb
d)
The amount of electric potential energy per volt
20.
This is the circuit symbol for ...
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
an ammeter
d)
a voltmeter
21.
This is the circuit symbol for ...
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
an ammeter
d)
a voltmeter
22.

How much charge must pass by a point in 10 s for the current to be 0.50 A?

a)

0.05C

b)

5.0C

c)

20C

d)

2.0C

23.
What is voltage?
a)

The flow of protons

b)
The number of charged particles that pass each second
c)
The difference in potential energy of charged particles
d)
The rate at which energy is being transformed
24.

Define electric current

a)

the total charge, q flowing through an area in the circuit per unit time, t.

b)

the total current, I flowing through an area in the circuit per unit time, t.

c)

the rate of capacitance flow through a conductor.

d)

the rate of current flow through a conductor

25.

1 ampere of current is defined as ......

a)

one coulomb of current passing through the surface area in the wire in one second.

b)

one coulomb of charge passing through the conductor in one second

c)

one coulomb of charge passing through the surface area in the wire in one second

d)

one coulomb of current passing through the conductor in one second.

26.
            is a measure of how difficult it is for an electric current to
flow in a material.
a)
electric current
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric resistance
27.

The amount of energy used to move one coulomb of electrons through the circuit is its

a)

device

b)

voltage

c)

circuit

28.

Energy transformations occur when current flows through a circuit that has __________ ___________.

a)

voltage

b)

electric current

c)

electric resistance

d)

coulomb

29.

Electrical devices have ___________ electric resistance, while good conductors have ___________ electric resistance.

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

30.

The amount of energy used to move a ____________ of electrons through the circuit is the ____________ of an electric energy source. (choose two)

a)

Hertz

b)

coulomb

c)

voltage

d)

watt

31.
What is a switch's function in a circuit?
a)
to make the current hotter or colder
b)
turn on and off the flow of current
c)
the pathway that current flows
d)
to add more power to the circuit
32.

What is voltage?

a)

The rate of flow of electrons

b)

The energy used to push electrons

c)

Slows down the current

d)

what the v is voltage??

33.

What is the unit for current?

a)

Amperes

b)

Voltage

c)

Coulomb's

d)

Ohm's

34.

The symbol for a battery or power source is _____ (2 answers needed).

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

If the power source was set on 4.0 V and there was 1 light bulb, what would the voltage be across the light bulb?

a)

4.0 V

b)

2.0 V

c)

1.0 V

d)

0.0 V

36.
Unit for resistance
a)
Ampere
b)
Ohm
c)
Volt
d)
Watt
37.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
38.

The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in the circuit is called

a)

resistance

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

voltage

39.
This is related to the force that causes electric charges to flow
a)
Voltage 
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)
Circuit 
40.
What variable is a Coulomb the unit for?
a)
Charge
b)
Force
c)
Distance
d)
Mass
41.
The movement of electrons from atom to atom in a line results in a flow of _____. 
a)
amperage.
b)
electric current.
c)
electromagnetic connectors. 
42.
A 12 volt battery supplies voltage to two bulbs. How much voltage would each bulb get?
a)
6 volts
b)
12 volts
43.
A 15 volt battery supplies voltage to 3 bulbs. How much voltage would each bulb get?
a)
15 volts
b)
5 volts
44.
A 8 volt battery supplies voltage to 4 bulbs. How much voltage would each bulb get?
a)
8 volts
b)
2 volts
45.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
46.

A toaster oven is plugged into an outlet that provides a voltage difference of 120 V. What power does the oven use if the current is 10 A?

a)

0.083 W

b)

1200 W

c)

12 W

d)

130 W

47.

What is the current if 7 Coulombs of charge flow in 60 seconds?

a)

0.117 A

b)

420 A

c)

67 A

d)

8.6 A

48.

An automobile headlight with a resistance of 30 Ω is placed across a 12 V battery. What is the current through the circuit?

a)

2.5 A

b)

360 A

c)

0.4 A

d)

42 A

49.

A motor with an operating resistance of 32 Ω is connected to a voltage source. The current in the circuit is 3.8 A. What is the potential difference in the circuit?

a)

35.8 V

b)

8.4 V

c)

0.119 V

d)

122 V

50.

What is the SI unit for power?

a)

watts

b)

amps

c)

joules

d)

ohms

51.

Which circuit below is a series circuit?

a)

left picture

b)

right picture

52.

Which circuit is a parallel circuit?

a)

left circuit

b)

right circuit

53.

How much current flows through a wire moving 100 C of charge in 2 minutes?

a)

50 A

b)

0.83 A

c)

200 A

d)

0.02 A

54.

Which circuit correctly places the ammeter and voltmeter in the circuit?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4