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Unit D - Electricity

Chapter 1 Quiz

Multiple Choice (16 marks)

Short Answer (14 marks)

1. What occurs when a charged object is brought near a neutral object?

a) Electrical Discharge
b) Charge Separation
c) Static Discharge
d) Short Circuit

2. Some particles in an atom are negatively charged. Those particles are referred to as
a) Negatrons
b) Electrons
c) Neutrons
d) Protons

3. A neutral atom consists of

a) Uneven amounts of protons and neutrons and electrons
b) Even amounts of protons and neutrons but differing amounts of electrons.
c) Even amounts of protons, neutrons and electrons.
d) Even amounts of electrons and neutrons, but different amounts of protons.

4. What is Static Electricity?

a) A constant flow of electrical charges
b) Protons flowing from one object to another
c) The type of electricity used to power devices
d) Imbalance of electrical charges

5. The units used to measure how much electrical energy each charged particle carries is
a) Amperes
b) Ohms
c) Volts
d) Joules

6. For an electrical current to flow two conditions must be met. Those are….
a) There must be an energy source and the circuit must be closed
b) There must be an energy source and the circuit must be open
c) The electrical charges must be balanced, and the circuit must be closed
d) The electrical charges must be balanced, and the circuit must be open
7. Why do conductors allow the flow of electricity?
a) Protons are loosely bound in the atom
b) Electrons are loosely bound in the atom
c) Electrons and protons are both loosely bound in the atom
d) Protons are easily excited and removed from the atom

8. A basic circuit usually includes the following

a) Load, energy source, conductor
b) Load, motor, insulator
c) Load, switch, conductor
d) Load, resistor, insulator

9. Electrical discharge is
a) The movement of imbalanced charges from one object to another
b) Opposite charges separating in a neutral object
c) The steady flow of charged particles
d) Like charges attracting to one another when brought near each other

10. What does the load do in an electrical circuit?

a) Provides energy and supply of electrons
b) Allows current to flow easily through the intended path
c) Converts electrical energy into another form
d) Turns the electrical circuit on and off

11. If a downed powerline falls on your car and starts it on fire. What could you do to survive?
a) Slowly step out of the car, placing one foot on the ground and one foot on the car.
b) Jump out of the car with two feet making sure not to touch the ground and the car at the
same time.
c) Roll out of the car
d) Don’t move and wait for the ambulance to come

12. All of the following are Electrical Safety Pointers except

a) Don’t use a power cord that is frayed or broken
b) Don’t overload circuits by plugging in and operating too many devices
c) Stay away from powerlines
d) When unplugging a device, pull on the electrical cord, not on the plug

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13. Fuses are designed to
a) Melt if too much current flows through the circuit
b) Increase electrical current flow
c) Read amperes of a circuit
d) Convert electrical energy into another form

14. Lightening rods are designed to

a) Power buildings by attracting lightening strikes
b) Turn off a buildings electrical system during lightening storms
c) Discharge the current from a lightening strike into the ground instead of having it flow
through the building.
d) Store electrical energy, built up from lightening strikes.

15. What are two possible electrodes of a wet cell covered in class?
a) Zinc and acid
b) Copper and Zinc
c) Copper and Acid
d) Zinc and Zinc

16. What is an ion?

a) An atom that becomes electrically charged through loss or gain of electrons
b) A superconducting metal
c) A type of fuse used in electrical circuits
d) An electron collecting rod within a dry cell

Short Answer

17. State the laws of electrical charges. (2 marks)

18. List two types of primary cells (2 marks)

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19. What is a circuit breaker? Explain how it is used in an electrical circuit. (2 marks)

20. Electroplating is the process of coating a cheaper metal with a thin layer of silver and gold.
On the diagram below label the following:
a) The power source, electrode(s) and electrolyte(s) (3 marks)
b) The gold or silver and the cheaper metal being plated (2 marks)
c) The flow of electrons (1 mark)

And d) what are the blue dots? What are they doing in the diagram? (2 marks)