U10 Electric Circuits Quiz

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Quiz for KS3 Electric Circuits topic.
Jeffrey Piggott
Quiz by Jeffrey Piggott, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

Question
Which of these statements is true?
Answer
  • A) Plastic is a conductor because it lets electricity flow through it.
  • B) Plastic is an insulator because it lets electricity flow through it.
  • C) Metals are conductors because they let electricity flow through them.
  • D) Metals are insulators because they let electricity flow through them.

Question 2

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What do these symbols show?
Answer
  • A) a cell and a bulb
  • B) a cell and a switch
  • C) a bulb and a switch
  • D a switch and a motor

Question 3

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Which instrument would you use to measure electric current?
Answer
  • A) an ammeter
  • B) a cell
  • C) a motor
  • D) a voltmeter

Question 4

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How big would the current be at X, Y and Z?
Answer
  • A) It would be biggest at X and smallest at Z. .
  • B) It would be biggest at Z and smallest at X
  • C) There would be no current at Y.
  • D) It would be the same at all three places.

Question 5

Question
You can make the current in a circuit smaller by:
Answer
  • A) putting a switch in the circuit.
  • B) putting more bulbs in the circuit.
  • C) taking some bulbs out of the circuit.
  • D) putting more cells in the circuit.

Question 6

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" Resistance" is a way of saying:
Answer
  • A) how much electricity is flowing.
  • B) how hard it is for electricity to flow.
  • C) how many cells are in a circuit.
  • D) how many switches are in a circuit.

Question 7

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Electricity is:
Answer
  • A) a source of energy.
  • B) a kind of liquid inside the wires.
  • C) tiny particles called electrons flowing through the wires.
  • D) tiny particles called atoms flowing through the wires.

Question 8

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A long wire:
Answer
  • A) has a smaller resistance than a short wire.
  • B) has the same resistance as a short wire.
  • C) has a bigger resistance than a short wire.
  • D) does not have resistance.

Question 9

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Which of these circuits are parallel circuits?
Answer
  • A) X and Y only
  • B) X and Z only
  • C) Y and Z only
  • D) all of them

Question 10

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Which switches must be pressed to make bulb X come on?
Answer
  • A) 1 and 2 only
  • B) 1 and 3 only
  • C) 2 and 3 only
  • D) all three of them

Question 11

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Parallel circuits are used for house lights:
Answer
  • A) so they can all be switched on and off together.
  • B) so you know when one breaks, because all the others go off
  • C) so they use a bigger current.
  • D) so they can all be switched on and off separately.

Question 12

Question
Which of the statements about this circuit can not be true?
Answer
  • A) The currents at Q and R add up to give the current at S.
  • B) The current is the same at P and S.
  • C) The current is the same at Q and R.
  • D) The current is the same at P and Q

Question 13

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When electricity flows through wires:
Answer
  • A) they melt.
  • B) they get cold.
  • C) they get hot.
  • D) nothing changes.

Question 14

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A fuse is:
Answer
  • A) a metal strip that bends when it is hot
  • B) a piece of wire that melts when it gets too hot.
  • C) a piece of plastic that does not let electricity through.
  • D) the part of a plug that sticks into a socket.

Question 15

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An electric heater has a current of 10 A flowing through it. Which fuse should be used?
Answer
  • A) 3 A
  • B) 5 A
  • C) 13 A
  • D) 30 A

Question 16

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A fuse is used to:
Answer
  • A) heat things.
  • B) make things move.
  • C) control the temperature of something.
  • D) stop electricity flowing if something is wrong.

Question 17

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If you touch electrical equipment with wet hands:
Answer
  • A) you might damage the equipment.
  • B) you could get an electrical shock
  • C) you might get your hands dirty.
  • D) you might make the equipment dirty.

Question 18

Question
What happens if a large electrical current flows through your body?
Answer
  • A) Your heart could stop working.
  • B) Your eyeballs could explode.
  • C) Nothing at all.
  • D) It will improve your circulation.
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