Electricity Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not an example of an electrolytic solution? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pure water
Lightening is a discharge of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Static electricity
Charge q is 1 unit of distance away from the source charge S. Charge p is four times farther away. The
force exerted between S and p is _____ the force exerted between S and q. - CORRECT ANSWER
One sixteenth
A substance that permits the flow of electrons is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER Conductor
The potential of electrons in a circuit can be increased by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER The
action of a battery
Which of the following do not illustrate a complete circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER A;C
The current supplied from a battery ___ current. - CORRECT ANSWER Direct
Which of the following illustrates 2 resistors in a parallel circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER A
The function of a circuit breaker is to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Stop a current that is
flowing too fast
In the following circuit, the supplied voltage is 1.5 volts and the resistor value is 2 ohms. Use Ohm's
law to determine the current in the circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 amps
Unit of vertical resistance - CORRECT ANSWER ohm
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not an example of an electrolytic solution? - CORRECT ANSWER
Pure water
Lightening is a discharge of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Static electricity
Charge q is 1 unit of distance away from the source charge S. Charge p is four times farther away. The
force exerted between S and p is _____ the force exerted between S and q. - CORRECT ANSWER
One sixteenth
A substance that permits the flow of electrons is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER Conductor
The potential of electrons in a circuit can be increased by _____. - CORRECT ANSWER The
action of a battery
Which of the following do not illustrate a complete circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER A;C
The current supplied from a battery ___ current. - CORRECT ANSWER Direct
Which of the following illustrates 2 resistors in a parallel circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER A
The function of a circuit breaker is to _____. - CORRECT ANSWER Stop a current that is
flowing too fast
In the following circuit, the supplied voltage is 1.5 volts and the resistor value is 2 ohms. Use Ohm's
law to determine the current in the circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER 0.75 amps
Unit of vertical resistance - CORRECT ANSWER ohm
