Which scientist invented the first battery?
- Michael Faraday
- Luigi Galvani
- Ben Franklin
- Alessandro Volta
What was the name of the scientist who flew his kite in a lightning storm?
- Andre Ampere
- Alessandro Volta
- Georg Ohm
- Ben Franklin
The efficiency of an appliance is
- how much of the energy transferred is useful
- how much of the energy is re-used
- how much of the energy transferred is heat
- how much of the energy is light
When connecting a voltmeter in a circuit it should be connected in
- series
- wires
- squares
- parallel
The pre-fix Kilo or 'k' as in Kilowatt (kW) means
- 10
- 1000
- 1,000,000
- 100
Which of these types of energy means moving energy?
- Kinetic
- Radiation
- Potential
- Electrical
Who invented the electric motor?
- Ben Franklin
- Michael Faraday
- Thomas Edison
- Joseph Swan
The current around a series circuit is
- impossible to measure
- never the same
- always different
- the same
Which of the following is not a form of heat transfer
- diffusion
- conduction
- radiation
- convection
A battery is made up from two or more
- metals
- chemicals
- batteries
- cells
Sulphur dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels dissolves in rain water to form
- acid rain
- the hole in the ozone layer
- the greenhouse effect
- limewater
The circuit symbol for a voltmeter is
- a circle with a cross in it
- a circle with a capital A in it
- a circle with a capital V in it
- a rectangular box with a line through it
The power of an appliance is measured in
- volts
- joules
- watts
- ammeter
Which of these words means stored energy?
- Potential
- Kinetic
- Thermal
- Light
In a parallel circuit with two bulbs, one on each of two loops, if one bulb blows then
- it is never the same, we have to wait and see
- the other will stay on
- the other will go out
- the circuit will melt
Which form of energy holds us onto the Earth?
- Thermal energy
- Strain energy
- Kinetic energy
- Gravitational potential energy
An electrical circuit that has all the components on two or more loops of wire is called a
- complex circuit
- parallel circuit
- looping circuit
- series circuit
We can trap the suns energy using
- solar panels
- thermal traps
- light boxes
- light traps
When connecting an ammeter in a circuit it should be connected in
- wires
- series
- parallel
- circles
An electrical circuit that has all the components on one wire loop is called a
- simple circuit
- parallel circuit
- series circuit
- square circuit
The circuit symbol for a variable resistor is
- a rectangular box with a line down the middle of it
- a circle with a capital A in it
- a rectangle with an arrow diagonally through it
- a circle with VR in it
In our homes and cars the components are connected in
- plastic
- parallel
- wires
- series
In a series circuit with two bulbs, if one blows then
- the other will stay on
- the circuit will melt
- the other will go out
- it is never the same, we have to wait and see
Who is credited with inventing the light bulb
- Georg Ohm
- Luigi Galvani
- Thomas Edison
- Michael Faraday
The size of the electrical push is measured in
- volts
- watts
- amps
- joules
Electric current is a flow of
- power
- atoms
- voltage
- electrons
How easily a conductor lets electrons pass through it is called its
- electrical ability
- resistance
- voltage
- power
We measure volts using a
- voltmeter
- thermometer
- ammeter
- joule meter
Energy is measured in
- Joules
- Light
- Watts
- Newton's
Energy cannot be
- used
- wasted
- destroyed
- seen