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PHY 102 Pre-exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

The SI unit of electric charge is:

a)

Volt

b)

Ampere

c)

Coulomb

d)

Joule

2.

Coulomb's law states that the electrostatic force between two charges is proportional to:

a)

The sum of charges

b)

The product of charges

c)

The difference of charges

d)

None

3.

The electrostatic force is:

a)

Always attractive

b)

Always repulsive

c)

Either attractive or repulsive

d)

Independent of charges

4.

The electric field intensity due to a point charge is:

a)

E = F/q

b)

E = Fq

c)

q/F

d)

q/r²

5.

Electric field lines:

a)

Intersect each other

b)

Never intersect

c)

Are parallel lines

d)

Form closed loops always

6.

The potential at infinity due to a point charge is taken as:

a)

Zero

b)

One

c)

Infinity

d)

Undefined

7.

The SI unit of electric potential is:

a)

Newton

b)

Coulomb

c)

Volt

d)

Joule

8.

A positive test charge placed in an electric field experiences a force:

a)

Along the field lines

b)

Opposite the field lines

c)

At 90° to the field lines

d)

None

9.

The work done in moving a charge in an electrostatic field depends on:

a)

The path taken

b)

The end points only

c)

The medium only

d)

None

10.

Equipotential surfaces are always:

a)

Parallel lines

b)

Perpendicular to electric field lines

c)

Tangent to field lines

d)

None

11.

The electric flux through a closed surface depends on:

a)

The shape of the surface

b)

The charges enclosed

c)

The distance of charges outside

d)

Both A and C

12.

Gauss's law relates electric flux to:

a)

Magnetic field

b)

Charge enclosed

c)

Voltage

d)

Resistance

13.

The electric field inside a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium is:

a)

Maximum

b)

Zero

c)

Constant

d)

Infinite

14.

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor increases when:

a)

Plate area decreases

b)

Distance between plates increases

c)

Dielectric constant increases

d)

Dielectric is removed

15.

The force between two charges separated by distance r is:

a)

F = k((Q1​Q2​)/r2)​

b)

F = kQ1Q2r2

c)

F = (Q1Q2)/r

d)

F = k((Q1+Q2)/r2)

16.

The SI unit of electric current is:

a)

Watt

b)

Ampere

c)

Ohm

d)

Coulomb

17.

Current is defined as:

a)

Rate of flow of charge

b)

Force per unit charge

c)

Energy per unit charge

d)

Resistance per unit charge

18.

The current density J is given by:

a)

J = I/A

b)

J = IA

c)

J = I × R

d)

J = V/I

19.

The relation V = IR is known as:

a)

Coulomb's law

b)

Ohm's law

c)

Gauss's law

d)

Faraday's law

20.

The resistance of a wire is proportional to:

a)

Its length

b)

Its cross-sectional area

c)

Square of its length

d)

Temperature only

21.

The unit of resistivity is:

a)

Ohm-meter

b)

Ohm

c)

Coulomb

d)

Watt

22.

Conductors allow:

a)

Free movement of charges

b)

No charges

c)

Partial charge movement

d)

Only negative charges

23.

The drift velocity of electrons is:

a)

Very high

b)

Very small

c)

Infinite

d)

Zero

24.

The power dissipated in a resistor is:

a)

P = VI

b)

P = I/R

c)

P = V/R

d)

P = V + I

25.

When resistors are connected in series, the total resistance is:

a)

Smaller than each resistor

b)

Larger than each resistor

c)

Equal to the smallest

d)

Zero

26.

When resistors are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance is:

a)

Larger than each

b)

Smaller than each

c)

Same as one resistor

d)

Infinite

27.

Kirchhoff's current law states that:

a)

Current entering a junction equals current leaving

b)

Voltage around a loop is zero

c)

Resistance is proportional to length

d)

Charge is quantized

28.

The unit of electric conductivity is:

a)

S/m

b)

Ohm

c)

Coulomb

d)

Joule

29.

A superconductor has resistance equal to:

a)

Very large

b)

Zero

c)

Small but finite

d)

Infinite

30.

The heating effect of current is given by:

a)

Joule's law

b)

Coulomb's law

c)

Gauss's law

d)

Ohm's law

31.

The SI unit of magnetic field is:

a)

Tesla

b)

Weber

c)

Henry

d)

Ampere

32.

The direction of magnetic field around a current-carrying conductor is given by:

a)

Fleming's left hand rule

b)

Right-hand grip rule

c)

Ohm's law

d)

Ampere's law

33.

The magnetic flux is measured in:

a)

Henry

b)

Weber

c)

Tesla

d)

Joule

34.

The force on a charge q moving with velocity v in a magnetic field B is:

a)

F = qvB sin θ

b)

F = qvB

c)

F = qB/v

d)

F = qv/B

35.

Magnetic lines of force:

a)

Begin and end on charges

b)

Form closed loops

c)

Intersect each other

d)

Are straight

36.

Earth's magnetic field has:

a)

Only vertical component

b)

Only horizontal component

c)

Both vertical and horizontal components

d)

No components

37.

A magnetic material strongly attracted by a magnet is:

a)

Diamagnetic

b)

Ferromagnetic

c)

Paramagnetic

d)

Non-magnetic

38.

A diamagnetic material is:

a)

Weakly repelled by magnetic field

b)

Strongly attracted

c)

Not affected

d)

Strongly repelled

39.

Which of the following is paramagnetic?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Copper

c)

Gold

d)

Bismuth

40.

The unit of magnetic moment is:

a)

A·m²

b)

A/m

c)

Wb/m²

d)

T·m

41.

The angle between geographic north and magnetic north is:

a)

Declination

b)

Dip

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

42.

A solenoid carrying current behaves like:

a)

A straight conductor

b)

A bar magnet

c)

A capacitor

d)

An insulator

43.

The force between two parallel current-carrying conductors is due to:

a)

Electric field

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Gravity

d)

Resistance

44.

The unit of magnetic permeability is:

a)

H/m

b)

Wb

c)

T

d)

A

45.

The device that measures magnetic field strength is:

a)

Ammeter

b)

Galvanometer

c)

Magnetometer

d)

Voltmeter