SCIENCE IV ( UNIT TEST IN ELECTRICITY)

Test I. Directions: Choose the best answer, write the letter only
1. What do users of electricity pays for?
A. Electrical power used. C. Time in using electricity
B. Electrical energy used. D. Current through appliances
2. Which of the following activities does not conserve electrical energy?
A. Ironing clothes only once a week C. Switching of the lights when not in use
B. Using high frequency appliances D. Overcrowding the refrigerator to economize
3. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
A. water B. human C. metal D. earth
4. A 3 ohm resistor is connected in parallel with a 6 ohm resistor. This connection produces an equivalent
resistance of ______.
A. 3 ohms B. 6 ohms C. 2 ohms D. 9 ohms
5. If the voltage in the circuit is kept constant, what happen to the current if resistance is decreased?
A. It will decrease B.. remain the same C. It will increase D. unaffected
6. The diagram below shows a piece of nichrome wire cut in different lengths, which one offers the smallest
resistance?
A. B. C. D.
7. What happens to lamps A and B, if lamp C as shown in the circuit burns out?
A. A and B burn out that they do not light up
B. A and B do not burn out but they do not light up A B C
C. A and B are not affected and they still light up
D. B burns out and does not light up
8. Which is an example of a voltage source?
A. a car battery B. a dry cell C. rubbing rod with fur D. all of these
9. A student has battery and different resistors. How should he arrange the resistors to get the least power loss
when using all the resistors?
A. in series B. in parallel C. in network D. none of the above
10. An object becomes positively charged because;
A. Neutrons are removed from it. C. protons are added to it
B. the number of electrons is increased D. it loses electrons
Test II. Matching Type: Match item in Column A with the item Column B. Letters only
A. Instruments B. Functions
11. Ohmmeter A. protects circuit from overloading
12. Ammeter B. measures resistance
13. Fuse C. measures voltage in the circuit
14. Voltmeter D. measures the current in the circuit
15. motor E. converts electrical to mechanical energy
A. Scientist B. Contributions
16. Alessandro Volta A. proved that lightning is an electric phenomena
17. Thomas Edison B. stated the relation between current and voltage
18. Benjamin Franklin C. develop the first battery
19. Charles Coulomb D. invented the electric bulb
20. Georg Simon Ohm E. known for his work on electrostatic

Test III. Fill in the blanks with the correct quantity, unit or instrument
Electrical quantity Symbol Unit Measuring device
(21) I (22) (23)
Voltage (24) (25) (26)
(27) R (28) (29)
Charge q (30)
Test IV. Identification:
31-35. Identify the essential parts of a simple circuit from the diagram below.
31 32

33 35 34

Base your decisions on what you know. NOT on what YOU think YOU KNOW. NJA