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AQA A-Level Physics 3.5 Electricity overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Electric current is best defined as which of the following?

  2. In the equation I=nAvqI = nAvq, what does nn represent?

  3. Which component has a straight-line I-V characteristic through the origin at constant temperature?

  4. How does the resistance of a metal wire change as its temperature increases?

  5. Using R=ρLAR = \frac{\rho L}{A}, what happens to the resistance of a wire if its length is doubled and its area stays the same?

  6. Two 8.0 ohm resistors are connected in parallel. What is the combined resistance?

  7. Which equation correctly gives electrical power?

  8. A potential divider has a 1.0 k-ohm and a 4.0 k-ohm resistor in series across a 10 V supply. What is the voltage across the 4.0 k-ohm resistor?

  9. Why is the terminal potential difference of a cell less than its EMF when it supplies a current?

  10. When terminal potential difference is plotted against current for a cell, what does the gradient represent?

  11. What does Kirchhoff's first law express?

  12. How does the resistance of a light-dependent resistor (LDR) change as the light intensity increases?