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Physics concepts Electricity 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the device called that is connected in series with a component to measure the current that flows through it?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Voltmeter

c)

Resistor

d)

Capacitor

2.

What is the unit of current?

a)

Ampere (Amp)

b)

Volt (V)

c)

Ohm (Ω)

d)

Watt (W)

3.

A (a)   is a material that allows electrical charge to flow easily

4.

What is the unit of charge?

a)

Coulomb

b)

Newton

c)

Joule

d)

Watt

5.

The sum of the currents entering a junction must always equal the sum of the currents leaving it, due to the conservation of charge.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A component that only allows current to flow through in the forward direction, with very large resistances in the reverse direction.

a)

Diode

b)

Resistor

c)

Capacitor

d)

Inductor

7.

Fill in the blank: The green and yellow striped safety wire connected to metal casings, preventing an appliance from becoming live, is called the _________.

a)

Earth Wire

b)

Live Wire

c)

Neutral Wire

d)

Fuse Wire

8.

The rate of flow of electrical charge is called _________.

a)

Electric Current

b)

Electric Potential

c)

Magnetic Field

d)

Resistance

9.

What causes electrical heating in a metal?

a)

collisions between electrons and ions

b)

collisions between protons and ions

c)

the metal melting

d)

nobody knows, it just happens

10.

What are the negatively charged particles that flow when a metal conducts electricity?

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Ions

11.

A (a)   is a safety device consisting of a thin metal filament that melts and cuts off the power supply if there is a surge in current?

12.

What do you call a material that doesn’t allow electrical charge to flow?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Semiconductor

d)

Electrolyte

13.

A fuse must always be connected to the (a)   wire.

14.

What is an l.e.d.?

a)

a light emitting diode

b)

a low energy diode

c)

a large electrical device

15.

which of these is not a type of wire in a plug

a)

live

b)

dead

c)

neutral

d)

earth