Electrical circuits
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- Q1What is the SI unit for electric current?VoltAmpereWattOhm30s
- Q2What is the symbol for a battery in an electrical circuit?30s
- Q3What is the purpose of a switch in an electrical circuit?To measure resistanceTo increase voltageTo store electrical energyTo control the flow of electricity30s
- Q4What is the flow of electric charge called?VoltageResistancePowerElectric current30s
- Q5What is the unit of measurement for voltage?WattAmpereOhmVolt30s
- Q6Which type of circuit has only one path for current to flow?Parallel circuitShort circuitOpen circuitSeries circuit30s
- Q7What does a conductor do?To increase the voltage in the circuitTo allow the flow of electric currentTo stop the flow of electric currentTo store electric charge30s
- Q8What does an insulator do?To generate electric currentTo prevent the flow of electric currentTo store electric chargeTo increase the voltage in the circuit30s
- Q9What is the purpose of a resistor in an electrical circuit?To increase the voltage in the circuitTo store electric chargeTo generate electric currentTo limit or control the flow of electric current30s
- Q10What is the function of an ammeter in an electrical circuit?To increase the voltage in the circuitTo measure electric currentTo store electric chargeTo generate electric current30s
- Q11Which of the following is a conductor?WoodRubberPlasticCopper30s
- Q12What device is used to open and close an electric circuit?ResistorCapacitorSwitchFuse30s
- Q13What is the symbol for a light bulb in a circuit diagram?30s
- Q14What does the symbol 'V' represent in an electrical circuit?CurrentResistancePowerVoltage30s
- Q15Electric current in a closed circuit always flows from:negative terminal to positive terminalpositive terminal to negative terminalnorth to southleft to right30s