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Electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism quiz - CCEA GCSE Physics quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Electric current is the rate of flow of:

  2. A current of 3.0 A flows for 20 s. How much charge passes?

  3. Ohm's law is written as:

  4. A resistor has 8.0 V across it and 0.40 A through it. What is its resistance?

  5. In a series circuit, the current is:

  6. In a parallel circuit, the potential difference across each branch is:

  7. The I-V graph of an ohmic resistor at constant temperature is:

  8. The I-V graph of a filament lamp curves because:

  9. Which component allows current to flow in one direction only?

  10. The UK mains supply is approximately:

  11. What colour is the live wire in a UK plug?

  12. A 1150 W appliance runs at 230 V. What current does it draw?

  13. Which rule gives the direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field?

  14. Which of these increases the strength of an electromagnet?

  15. A transformer has 500 primary turns and 100 secondary turns. The primary voltage is 250 V. The secondary voltage is:

  16. Why must a transformer use alternating current?