Preparation test

1. An ammeter and an 18 Ω resistor are connected in series with a battery. The reading on the
ammeter is 0.50A. The resistance of the battery and the ammeter can be ignored.

What is the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery?

A 9.0N
B 9.0V
C 36N
D 36v

2. A student sets up the circuit shown. The switch is open (off).

Which lamps are on and which lamps are off?

3. A student investigates a circuit that contains two parallel resistors. The circuit includes meters R, S
and T which are all connected correctly.

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 Which types of meter are R, S and T?

4. The diagram shows a circuit containing three lamps and three switches S1, S2 and S3.

Lamp 1 and lamp 3 are lit, but lamp 2 is not lit. Which switch or switches is/are closed?
A S1 only
B S1 and S2
C S1 and S3
D S2 and S3

5. Two 5.0Ω resistors are connected as shown in the diagram.

What is the total resistance of this combination?

A less than 5.0Ω
B 5.0Ω
C more than 5.0Ω but less than 10.0Ω
D 10.0Ω

6. The diagram shows a 10Ω resistor and a 20Ω resistor connected in a potential divider circuit.

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 What is the reading on the voltmeter?
A 4.0V B 6.0V C 8.0V D 12.0V

7. The circuit diagram shows a 4.0Ω resistor and an 8.0Ω resistor connected to a 6.0V battery.

What is the potential difference (p.d.) across the 4.0Ω resistor?

A 0.5V B 2.0V C 4.0V D 6.0V

8. A student has wires of different lengths and different diameters. The wires are all made of the
same metal. The student measures the resistance of one wire. Which wire has a greater resistance
than the wire he has measured?
A a shorter wire with a larger diameter
B a shorter wire with the same diameter
C a wire of the same length with a larger diameter
D a wire of the same length with a smaller diameter

9. A cell is connected to a lamp, as shown.

A charge of 4.0C flows through the lamp in 2.0s. What is the direction of the electron flow in the
lamp and what is the current in the lamp?

10. The circuit shows a 2.0Ω resistor and a 1.0Ω resistor connected to a 12V battery.

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 10. The circuit shows a 2.0Ω resistor and a 1.0Ω resistor connected to a 12V battery.

What is the current in the 2.0Ω resistor?

A 4.0A B 6.0A C 24A D 36A

11. The diagrams show three ammeters.

Which ammeters show the same value of current?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

12. A voltmeter and an ammeter are used to measure the resistance of a resistor. Which diagram
shows the voltmeter and the ammeter correctly connected?

Structure Question
1. In the circuit shown below
a. Mark the direction of conventional current
b. Mark the direction of electron flow

2. A current of 0.55 A flows through a small immersion heater for 1 minute and 20 second.
Calculate the total number of charge transferred. (e= 1,6 x 10-19 C)

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