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Basic Electronic Knowledge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unit of electrical resistance is:

a)

Ampere

b)

Coulomb

c)

Ohm

d)

Volt

2.

Which component is commonly used to smooth voltage fluctuations?

a)

Resistor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Inductor

d)

Switch

3.

Which of the following is true about a parallel circuit?

a)

The current is the same in all branches.

b)

The voltage is the same across all branches.

c)

The resistance adds directly.

d)

Power is always conserved.

4.

When resistors are connected in series:

a)

The total resistance increases

b)

The total resistance decreases

c)

The current splits between them

d)

The voltage is the same across each resistor

5.

Which law relates voltage, current, and resistance?

a)

Newton’s Law

b)

Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law

c)

Joule’s Law

d)

Ohm’s Law

6.

Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) states that:

a)

The sum of voltages in a loop is zero

b)

The total current entering a junction equals the total current leaving

c)

Resistance is proportional to length

d)

Power equals voltage × current

7.

Current represents the flow of electric charge.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The unit of electric charge is the volt.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
Resistance is how .....
a)
easy it is for electrons or charge to flow
b)
difficult it is for electrons or charge to flow
c)
the flow of current
d)
much energy is lost as heat
10.

What is the unit of capacitance?

a)

Ohm

b)

Farad

c)

Volt

d)

Ampere

11.

In a capacitor, the main function of the insulator is to:

a)

Allow electrons to flow between conductors

b)

Release the force of an electrical field

c)

Filter out positively charged particles

d)

Build up a stored electrical charge

12.

Which of the following devices is designed to allow current flow in only one direction?

a)

Resistor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Diode

d)

Switch

13.

If you increase the size of the resistor and keep the voltage the same, what will happen to the current?

a)

Current will increase

b)

Current will decrease

c)

Current will stay the same

14.

The slope of voltage (V) versus current (I) is called...

a)

resistance

b)

induction

c)

resistivity

d)

conductivity

15.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.