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Sample Questions Exam

1. Which is true? (a) both insulators and conductors allow an electric current to pass (b) both insulators and
conductors do not allow an electric current to pass (c) insulators allow an electric current to pass but
conductors do not (d) conductors allow an electric current to pass but insulators do not (e) insulators have
more electrons than conductors

2. An electric current is a flow of (a) water inside an electric wire (b) air in a pipe
(c) insulators in a conductor (d) conductors in an insulator (e) electrically charged particles

3. An electric current in a conductor flows from (a) positive to negative (b) negative to positive (c) positive to
neutral (d) neutral to negative (e) neutral to positive

4. An electric current in a metallic conductor consists of (a) negative electrons moving from the positive side
to negative (b) negative electrons moving from the negative side to positive (c) positive electrons moving
from positive to negative (d) negative electrons moving from neutral to negative (e) positive electrons
moving from neutral to positive

5. An advantage of electricity is that it can be used to (1) transform energy from a “dirty form” to a “clean
form” (2) easily transport energy from one place to another through wires (3) make more energy out of a
little amount. [which of these three is/are correct?]

6. In which case must an external source provide energy? (1) Take electrons out of a positively charged body
(2) Forcing electrons into a negatively charged body (3) moving electrons out of a negatively charged body.

7. Given two neutral spheres. Energy is spent to remove electrons from one sphere to the other. What happens
to this energy?

8. Energy was stored as electric potential energy by taking 1,000 electrons from terminal A to terminal B.
Which terminal has now a positive charge? Which terminal has the larger charge in magnitude?

9. Given two oppositely charged spheres. When a conducting wire connects them electrons “fall”
spontaneously (without being “pushed”) from the negatively charged sphere to the positively charged
sphere. What happens to the energy stored in the charged spheres?

10. Consider two spheres or two “terminals” that have a “potential difference” between them. Explain what the
term “potential difference” means in terms of energy.
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11. Consider two spheres or two “terminals” that have a certain potential difference between them. How much
energy is released if we double the quantity of electrons that falls from the negative terminal to the positive
terminal? (a) half the amount (b) the same amount
(c) double the amount (d) square root of the amount (e) square the amount

12. Consider two spheres or two “terminals” that have a certain potential difference between them. How much
energy is released if we double the potential difference for the same quantity of electrons that falls from the
negative terminal to the positive terminal? (a) half the amount (b) the same amount (c) double the amount
(d) square root of the amount
(e) square the amount.

13. Consider two spheres or two “terminals” that have a certain potential difference between them. What units
do we use to measure the quantity of electrons that falls from the negative terminal to the positive terminal?
(a) joules, symbol J (b) newtons, symbol N
(c) electrons, symbol e (d) volts, symbol V (e) coulombs, symbol C.

14. Consider two spheres or two “terminals” that have a certain potential difference between them. What units
do we use to measure the potential difference between them? (a) joules, symbol J (b) newtons, symbol N (c)
electrons, symbol e (d) volts, symbol V (e) coulombs, symbol C.

15. Consider two terminals that have a potential difference of one volt between them. This means that when one
coulomb of electrons falls from the negative to the positive terminal, it (a) releases 1 J of energy (b) absorbs
1 joule of work (c) exerts a force of one newton (d) gives a potential difference of one volt (e) gives one
joule per newton.

16. Consider two terminals that have a potential difference between them. What is the mathematical relation for
the quantity of the energy W released by Q coulombs as they fall across a potential difference of V volts?
(a) W = FQ (b) W = QV (c) V = QW
(e) Q = WV.

17. Consider two terminals that have a potential difference between them of 5V. What is the energy released by
6 C as they fall across the two terminals?

Consider two terminals that have a potential difference between them of 5V. What quantity of charge
releases 30 J as they fall across the two terminals?

Consider two terminals that have a potential difference between. What is this potential difference if 4 C
release 36 J as they fall across the two terminals?

18. What is an ampere and what is its symbol?

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19. What is the mathematical relation for the quantity of charge Q that passes when a current of I amperes
flows for t seconds? (a) Q = It (b) I = Qt (c) t = QI (d) I = t/Q (e) Q = I/t.

20. Consider a current flowing through a wire. What quantity of charge passes through in a time of 20s if the
current is 2A?

Consider a current flowing through a wire. What is the current when a charge of 20 C passes in a time of
5s?

Consider a current flowing through a wire. How long will a charge of 20 C take to pass if the current is
0.5A?

21. The burning remains of decayed plants and microscopic organisms turn into ____________________.

22. Give some disadvantages of burning fossil fuels.

23. Greenhouses are ____________________________________________________________________.

24. What is the definition of greenhouse effect?

25. Give some examples of greenhouse gases.