Motors and Generators Pretest
  • 1. Which statement about electrical meters is correct?
A) Ammeters have low resistance and must be connected in parallel.
B) Voltmeters have high resistance and must be connected in parallel.
C) Ammeters have high resistance and must be connected in series.
D) Voltmeters have low resistance and must be connected in series.
  • 2. What is the electric power generated by a heater running at a voltage of 230 V with a current of 730 mA?
A) 167,900 W
B) 0.315 W
C) 3.17 W
D) 168 MW
  • 3. Which of the following changes will always cause an increase in the resistance of a metal wire?
A) Decreasing the temperature of the wire
B) Decreasing the length of the wire
C) Changing the type of metal from which the wire is made
D) Decreasing the cross sectional area of the wire
  • 4. The energy required to move 4 C through a 2 ohm resistor is 5 Joules. What is the potential difference across the resistor?
A) 2.5V
B) 1.25V
C) 0.8V
D) 8V
  • 5. A 240 V electric kettle has a heating element with resistance of 20 ohm. The kettle boils a set volume of water in 2 minutes. Assuming 100% efficiency, how much electrical energy is used to boil this water?
A) 345600J
B) 9600J
C) 5670J
D) 580800J
  • 6. What was the name of the scientist who put forward the idea of ‘Animal Electricity’?
A) Hertz
B) Volta
C) Galvani
D) Newton
  • 7. The element of an electric heater has a resistance of R ohms when in operation. What is the resistance of a second heater that has a power output twice as large at the same operating voltage?
A) 2R
B) R/4
C) 4R
D) R/2
  • 8. Which of these equations is not a variation of Ohm's Law?
A) R=V/I
B) I=VR
C) V=IR
D) I=V/R
  • 9. What is the correct symbol for milliampere?
A) mmA
B) Ma
C) mA
D) MA
  • 10. What is the unit of electrical power?
A) Watt
B) kilowatt hour
C) Joule
D) Coulomb
  • 11. A heater is rated 240V and 1000W. What current will it draw?
A) 0.25A
B) 4.17A
C) 4.0A
D) 2.0A
  • 12. What minimum current can cause death by electrocution?
A) 1.0A
B) 15A
C) 15 mA
D) 100 mA
  • 13. What is the essential property of a wire used in making fuses?
A) it is an electrical conductor
B) it has a low melting point
C) it has a high resistance
D) it has a low resistance
  • 14. A conductor is carrying a current into the page. What direction is the induced magnetic field?
A) down
B) clockwise
C) up
D) anticlockwise
  • 15. How many microampere in 1.5 ampere?
A) 150 000
B) 1 500 000
C) 15 000
D) 1500
  • 16. What is the purpose of a motor?
A) change electrical energy to heat energy
B) change mechanical energy to heat energy
C) change electrical energy to mechanical energy
D) change mechanical energy to electrical energy
  • 17. What is the purpose of a generator?
A) change electrical energy to heat energy
B) change mechanical energy to electrical energy
C) change mechanical energy to electrical energy
D) change electrical energy to heat energy
  • 18. Convert 60 mA to A
A) 6A
B) 0.06A
C) 0.006A
D) 0.6A
  • 19. Resistance is proportional to length
A) True
B) False
C) Don't know
  • 20. Increasing the temperature of a metal, then the resistance
A) decreases
B) Increases
C) don't know
D) stays the same
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