Multiple Choice: Electricity

Q1. What is the maximum voltage that can be obtained when four 1.5V cells are connected in series?

A 0 V  
B 1.5 V  
C 3.0 V  
D 6.0 V

 

Q2. Consider this circuit:

Which letter A, B, C or D shows the part of the circuit that carries a current of 2A?

A    
B    
C    
D  

 

Q3. A student has three identical resistors. She arranges them in four different ways:

 

Which arrangement has the most resistance?

 

A    
B  
C    
D    

 

Q4. Static electricity can be produced when two materials are rubbed together.

Which two types of material could cause static electricity to be produced?

A Two insulators
B Two conductors  
C One insulator and one conductor  
D A metal and a non-metal  

 

 

Q5. Juliette investigates how current and potential difference vary in different components.

Look at the graphs of her results.

Which graph shows the characteristic of a filament lamp?

A    
B  
C    
D    

 

 

Q6. A student sets up four different circuits. He uses identical lamps and the same cell.

Look at the diagrams of his circuits.

Which circuit has the brightest lamp(s)?

A  
B    
C    
D    

 

Q7. What conditions are needed for charge to flow?

A A source of potential difference and two lamps.  
B A complete circuit and two lamps.  
C A complete circuit and a source of potential difference.
D A complete circuit and a source of resistance.  

 

Q8. Which action increases the strength of an electromagnet?

A Decreasing the current  
B Decreasing the number of turns of wire  
C Increasing the number of turns of wire
D Using a copper core  

 

Q9. Ted sets up four electrical circuits.

Identify in which circuit the lamp will be lit up.

A    
B    
C    
D  

 

Q10. The different currents in four wires are shown below.

The magnetic field is measured at positions A, B, C and D.

Which position will experience the strongest magnetic field?

 

A    
B    
C  
D