9i: Energy and Electricity

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Which scientist invented the first battery?
1. Michael Faraday
2. Luigi Galvani
3. Ben Franklin
4. Alessandro Volta
What was the name of the scientist who flew his kite in a lightning storm?
1. Andre Ampere
2. Alessandro Volta
3. Georg Ohm
4. Ben Franklin
The efficiency of an appliance is
1. how much of the energy transferred is useful
2. how much of the energy is re-used
3. how much of the energy transferred is heat
4. how much of the energy is light
When connecting a voltmeter in a circuit it should be connected in
1. series
2. wires
3. squares
4. parallel
The pre-fix Kilo or 'k' as in Kilowatt (kW) means
1. 10
2. 1000
3. 1,000,000
4. 100
Which of these types of energy means moving energy?
1. Kinetic
2. Radiation
3. Potential
4. Electrical
Who invented the electric motor?
1. Ben Franklin
2. Michael Faraday
3. Thomas Edison
4. Joseph Swan
The current around a series circuit is
1. impossible to measure
2. never the same
3. always different
4. the same
Which of the following is not a form of heat transfer
1. diffusion
2. conduction
3. radiation
4. convection
A battery is made up from two or more
1. metals
2. chemicals
3. batteries
4. cells
Sulphur dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels dissolves in rain water to form
1. acid rain
2. the hole in the ozone layer
3. the greenhouse effect
4. limewater
The circuit symbol for a voltmeter is
1. a circle with a cross in it
2. a circle with a capital A in it
3. a circle with a capital V in it
4. a rectangular box with a line through it
The power of an appliance is measured in
1. volts
2. joules
3. watts
4. ammeter
Which of these words means stored energy?
1. Potential
2. Kinetic
3. Thermal
4. Light
In a parallel circuit with two bulbs, one on each of two loops, if one bulb blows then
1. it is never the same, we have to wait and see
2. the other will stay on
3. the other will go out
4. the circuit will melt
Which form of energy holds us onto the Earth?
1. Thermal energy
2. Strain energy
3. Kinetic energy
4. Gravitational potential energy
An electrical circuit that has all the components on two or more loops of wire is called a
1. complex circuit
2. parallel circuit
3. looping circuit
4. series circuit
We can trap the suns energy using
1. solar panels
2. thermal traps
3. light boxes
4. light traps
When connecting an ammeter in a circuit it should be connected in
1. wires
2. series
3. parallel
4. circles
An electrical circuit that has all the components on one wire loop is called a
1. simple circuit
2. parallel circuit
3. series circuit
4. square circuit
The circuit symbol for a variable resistor is
1. a rectangular box with a line down the middle of it
2. a circle with a capital A in it
3. a rectangle with an arrow diagonally through it
4. a circle with VR in it
In our homes and cars the components are connected in
1. plastic
2. parallel
3. wires
4. series
In a series circuit with two bulbs, if one blows then
1. the other will stay on
2. the circuit will melt
3. the other will go out
4. it is never the same, we have to wait and see
Who is credited with inventing the light bulb
1. Georg Ohm
2. Luigi Galvani
3. Thomas Edison
4. Michael Faraday
The size of the electrical push is measured in
1. volts
2. watts
3. amps
4. joules
Electric current is a flow of
1. power
2. atoms
3. voltage
4. electrons
How easily a conductor lets electrons pass through it is called its
1. electrical ability
2. resistance
3. voltage
4. power
We measure volts using a
1. voltmeter
2. thermometer
3. ammeter
4. joule meter
Energy is measured in
1. Joules
2. Light
3. Watts
4. Newton's
Energy cannot be
1. used
2. wasted
3. destroyed
4. seen