YEAR 12 PHYSICS Name:……………………………..

Unit 3: Motion in one and two Dimensions Homeroom:……………

Electronics Revision Worksheet # 1 Due Date:………………………

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Question 1
A circuit consists of
three identical
lamps connected to
a battery with a
switch as shown in
the diagram. When
the switch is closed
what happens:
a) to the
intensity of lamp A?
b) For the following
circuits, which of the
following statements is
e) to the correct? Assume the
potential voltmeters are identical.
difference
across lamp
C?
c) Which resistor(s)
has the highest power
dissipated through it? A) Voltmeter X displays
the higher voltage drop.
B) Voltmeter Y displays
f) to the total the higher voltage drop.
power C) Both voltmeters
dissipated in display the same
the circuit? voltage.

Question 3
a) For the following
circuits, which of the
following statements
Question 2 is correct? Assume
b) to the In the following three the ammeters are
intensity of lamp C? circuits the batteries identical.
and resistors are all
identical.

A) Ammeter X
displays the highest
c) to the current.
current in the a) Which resistor(s) B) Ammeter Y Question 4
circuit? has the highest displays the highest A voltmeter is used to
current flowing current. measure the voltage
through it? C) Both ammeters (relative to ground] at
display the same various points around a
current. circuit. The voltages at
points X and Y are as
shown in the diagrams.
For circuits (a) and (b)
determine the
magnitude and direction
(P or Q) for the current
d) to the flowing through the 5
potential k resistor and the 2
difference k resistor.
across b) Which resistor(s)
lamp B? has the lowest
current flowing
through it?

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 900 2.0 from X) around the
2.0 3.0 electronic circuit
(below). Assume all
wires and the switch
R1 R2 R3 have zero resistance.
200 200 100
300 100 25
50 50 75
100 100 1000
200 100 100

Sketch the potential

difference versus
position graphs for the
following circuits.

Question 5
The following circuit
is a simple voltage
divider consisting of
two variable
resistors of Question 6
resistance R1 and Three variable
R2. Complete the resistors R1, R2 and
table. R3 are connected to a
switch S. Determine
the values of Vout in
the table.

Question 7
The graph (below)
R1 R2 Vout represents a plot of
1000 10 potential difference
1000 5.0 (V) as a function of
400 100 position (clockwise
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 The following
information applies to
questions 8-10.
A manufacturer b Determine the voltage
makes two different across the 40 k
globes for a 12.0 V resistor.
torch:
one is rated at 0.50
W and the other at
1.00 W.

Question 8 Question 10 c Determine the current

What is the If the two globes are through the 5 k
resistance of each connected in series resistor.
globe when it is across the 12.0V
operating correctly? supply:
a which has the
greater potential
difference across it?
d Determine the voltage
across the 20 k
resistor.

b which has the

greater current
through it?

Question 9
If the two globes are
connected in parallel
across a 12.0V c which glows more
supply: brightly?
a which has the
greater potential
difference across it? b
which has the greater
current through it? c
which glows more
brightly?
Question 11*

Consider the circuit

shown.
a Determine the total
resistance connected
across the battery
terminals.

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