Circuits quiz

• Mathematics
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Circuits Quiz

What does E.M.F. stand for?

1. Electromotive friction
2. Energy mass flow
3. Electromotive force
4. Electronic matter flow

What does P.D. stand for?

1. Potential difference
2. Potential dipole
3. Power difference
4. Polar diode

What is E.M.F.?

1. Energy tranferred per unit charge from charges to components
2. Energy tranferred per unit charge from power source to charges
3. Electronic charge on each electron
4. The force output of a motor

What is potential difference?

1. The amount of charge left in a battery
2. Energy transferred per unit charge FROM charges in components
3. The difference in power between two circuit components
4. Difference in electric potential between two points in a circuit

What units are used for P.D. and E.M.F?

1. Watts
2. Amps
3. Coulombs
4. Volts

What does an ammeter measure?

1. Power
2. E.M.F.
3. Current
4. Potential difference

Ammeters should be placed in...

1. Series, with its positive terminal on the +ve side of the battery
2. Series, with its positive terminal on the -ve side of the battery
3. Parallel, with its positive terminal on the +ve side of the battery
4. Parallel, with its positive terminal on the -ve side of the battery

What is a short circuit?

1. When the resistance is too low and excessive current flows
2. When the resistance is too high and very little current flows
3. When you only have short wires in your circuit
4. A running track where you race wearing shorts

If all components are in series, the current is...

1. Highest inside the power supply
2. The same throughout the circuit
3. Highest in the component with the largest resistance
4. Highest in the component with the lowest resistance

1. Voltmeter is in series with X and in parallel with Y
2. Voltmeter is in series with Y and in parallel with X
3. Voltmeter is in series with X and in series with Y
4. Voltmeter is in parallel with X and in parallel with Y