Electricity

Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

1. An atom contains:
a) only positive charges
c) positive and negative charges

b) only negative charges

d) no charges

2. Two different neutral substances become charged by exposure to:

a) grounding
b) friction
c) sunlight

d) air

3. A positively charged object has:

a) gained protons
b) gained electrons

c) lost protons

d) lost electrons

4. The law of electric charges states:

a) unlike charges repel b) like charges repel

c) like charges attract

d) neutral objects repel

5. An object acts charged if a charged object is placed near it. This is an example of charging by:
a) friction
b) touch
c) conduction
d) induction
6. A good insulator is:
a) aluminum

b) copper

c) glass

d) steel

7. Which of the following is not required for a circuit to function?

a) power source
b) electrical load
c) switch

d) conducting wires

8. Electric potential is also known as:

a) watts
b) amperes

c) voltage

d) protons

9. An ammeter measures:
a) electric current

c) resistance

d) voltage

b) power

10. The load in a circuit converts electrical energy into:

a) light energy
b) heat energy
c) mechanical energy

d) all of the above

11. An additional cell is connected in series to a simple circuit. The light bulb will:
a) be brighter
b) be dimmer
c) glow longer
d) glow the same
12. Two bulbs are connected in a parallel circuit to a dry cell. If one bulb burns out, the brightness of the
other bulb will:
a) decrease
b) increase
c) become zero
d) remain the same
13. Electrical power can be determined by using which of the following mathematical expressions?
a) E/t
b) V x I
c) V x I x t
d) both a) and b)
14. The SI unit for power is the:
a) watt
b) joule

c) ampere

d) volt

15. A fuse should be connected to a simple circuit:

a) in series
b) in parallel

c) after the load

d) instead of the switch