Physics Assignment Form Three
Name: ______________________________________________________Class:_____
Chapter Five: Current Electricity
Part One: Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the SI unit of electric current?
A) Ampere B) Coulomb
C) Volt D) Ohm
2. Which of the following may be given as joules / second?
A) Watts B) Volts
C) Ohms D) Amps
3. A fuse in an electrical circuit is used to
A) prevents excessive current flow B) prevents electrical shocks
C) Protect the appliance from fluctuating voltage D) save electrical
4. In a circuit two lamps are connected in series and both are bright, if one goes out what will happen to the
other lamp? The other lamp will
A) Remain bright B) Go out
C) Blow up D) Go dimme
5. In an electrical circuit when measuring the voltage across a light bulb we connect the voltmeter to the
bulb in
A) Series B) Series and parallel
C) Parallel D) Next to the battery
6. Which of the following electrical components is used for safety purposes? (2004)
A) Bulb B) Transformer
C) Resistor D) Fuse
7. The potential difference (voltage) across a 6 Ώ (ohm) resistor is 12volts. What current is flowing?
A) 2 amp B) 6 amp
C) 72 amp D) 0.5 amp
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8. A battery is labeled ‘6 volts’
Which information does the label give about the battery? Battery
A) The power it can supply 6 Volts
B) The current it can supply
C) The electromotive force (e.m.f)
D) Its resistance
9. The earth wire is used to (2007)
A) Prevents excessive resistance B) Prevent electrical shocks
C) Prevent the appliance from exploding D) Prevent the appliance from fluctuating voltages
10. What is the relationship between resistance and cross-sectional area of a conductor?
A) Inversely proportional B) Directly proportional
C) No relationship D) Exponential
11. Three resistors R1 = 2 , R2 = 4 , R3 = 8 are connected in parallel. What is their total resistance?
8 8 8 8
A) B) C) D)
7 5 3 9
12. Which row in the table shows the symbols for a resistor and a variable resistor?
13. John uses an electric iron for 2 minutes. The iron draws a current of 5 A and has a resistance of 30 Ω.
The amount of energy used by the iron is
A) 300J B) 9000J
C) 60,000J D) 90,000J
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Part Two: Structure Questions
1. In a circuit 16C of charge is passes through a point in 4s. What is the size of the current?
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2. A current of 2A is drawn from a 6V battery for 10s.
a) How much charge is drawn in this time?
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b) How much energy in joules is given to each coulomb of charge?
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c) How much energy has been transferred to the current in 10s ?
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3. Calculate the resistance of a toy car engine that has a 6V battery and a current of 0.2A flowing through
its circuit?
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4. Two resistor of 4Ώ and 8Ώ are connected series as shown figure
Calculate
a) Total resistance?
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b) Total current
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c) The current through each resistor?
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5. A 20 ohm resistor and a 30 ohm resistor are connected in parallel to a 12 volt battery as shown.
i) What is the total resistance of the circuit?
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ii) What is the current reading of the ammeter?
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iii) What is the power of the 30 ohm resistor?
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iv) Explain what is meant by the term e.m.f of the battery.
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v) The current from the battery is direct current. The current from the mains supply is alternating
current. Explain the difference between direct current and alternating current?
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6. The circuit below has three resistors arranged as shown
a) The combined resistors R1 and R2
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b) The total resistance of the system
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c) Total current
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d) Voltage across each resistor
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E) The current through each resistor?
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7. An electric lamp is labeled 36W, 3A
a) The unit of power is watt. One watt is equivalent to
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b) Work out the voltage across the lamp
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c) Find the resistance of the lamp
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8.
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Name the wires A, B, and C
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b) What are the colour codes for?
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a) An electrical device fits between C and D.
a. What is the name of the device?
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b. What is the purpose of the device?
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9. Units of electricity = power X time
Cost of electricity supplied = energy transferred X price per unit
. The hairdryer has a power rating of 0.5 kilowatts. During the one month it used 5 hours. The price of
electricity is $ 2.5 per kilowatt-hour. Calculate the cost of the electricity used by the hairdryer during the
month.
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10. Define
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c) Voltage………………………………………………………………………………………………
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d) Fuse………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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