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Basic Electricity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. The following components are control devices:

a)
  • a) One-way switch, cell, two-way switch

b)
  • b) One-way switch, two-way switch, push switch

c)
  • c) Two-way switch, push switch, wire

d)
  • d) One-way switch, push switch, motor

2.
  1. Electric current is...

a)
  • a) The flow of protons from one atom to another

b)
  • b) The flow of electrons inside an insulating material

c)
  • c) The flow of electrons inside a conductive material

d)
  • d) The flow of protons from one atom to another inside a conductive material

3.
  1. Select the option that states Ohm’s law correctly:

a)
  • a) V = I × R

b)
  • b) V = I / R

c)
  • c) I = V × R

d)
  • d) R = V × I

4.
  1. The following materials are conductors of electricity:

a)
  • a) Copper, plastic, aluminium, wood, cork

b)
  • b) Copper, aluminium, water, iron

c)
  • c) Aluminium, silver, cork, paper

d)
  • d) Paper, water, copper, iron

5.
  1. What current flows through the following circuit?

a)
  • a) 10 mA

b)
  • b) 1 mA

c)
  • c) 1 A

d)
  • d) 100 mA

6.
  1. This symbol represents:

a)
  • a) One-way switch

b)
  • b) Buzzer

c)
  • c) NO push switch

d)
  • Push switch

7.

Electrical energy:

a)

is the most common form of energy because it is easy to obtain and can be transported over long distances.

b)

is not the most common form of energy because it is not easy to obtain but can be transported over long distances.

c)

can easily be transformed into other forms of energy but cannot be transported over long distances.

d)

is not the most common form of energy but can easily be transformed into many other forms of energy

8.

There are four main components in a electric circuit:

a)

cells, batteries, resistors and motors

b)

power sources, load devices, conductors and control devices

c)

lamps, switches, resistors and conductors

d)

conductors, resistors, power sources and wires

9.

The attached symbol represents:

a)

A resistor

b)

A lamp

c)

A motor

d)

A short coircuit

10.

The control devices:

a)

allow or prevent the flow of the electric current through the circuit

b)

receive the electrical energy and convert it in other types of useful energy

c)

Increase o reduce the voltage of a circuit between two points

d)

Change the direction of the flow of the electric current

11.

Power sources:

a)

supply the electrical energy in order to move the electrons

b)

collect and keep the electrical energy from the circuit

c)

change the flowing sense of the electric current

d)

create a difference of voltage in the contro ldevices of a circuit

12.

The main variables in a circuit are:

a)

Voltage, Current and Resistance

b)

Power, Voltage and Control

c)

Current, Control and Potential

d)

Resistance, Control and Voltage

13.

The attached figure is the symbol of:

a)

Ohms, unit of resistance

b)

Ohms, units of current intensity

c)

Volts, units of voltage

d)

Amps, units of intensity

14.

In the attached circuit, the equivalent resistance is:

a)

4 ohms

b)

3 ohms

c)

2 ohms

d)

6 ohms

15.

In the attached circuit the value of the intensity of the current is;

a)

1 Amp

b)

2 Amps

c)

3 Amps

d)

4 Amps

16.

In the attached circuit, the equivalent resistance is:

a)

250 ohms

b)

150 ohms

c)

50 ohms

d)

225 ohms

17.

In the attached circuit, the value of the current is:

a)

2,5 v.

b)

250 ohms

c)

10 amps

d)

0,01 amps

18.

The attached figure is the symbol of:

a)

A lamp

b)

A motor

c)

A two ways switch

d)

A buzzer