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2nd SUMMATIVE TEST

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SCIENCE 8

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on the space provided.

__1. A law that state that the following current is b. 65 A

directly proportional to the applied energy or voltage and c. 55 A
is inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit. d. 360 A
a. Newton’s Law __9. A device used to measure voltage.
b. Ohms Law a. Ammeter
c. Charles Law b. Ohmmeter
d. Guy Lussac’s Law c. Voltmeter
__2. The force causes the flow of electrical charges d. Speed meter
along the circuit. __10. An ammeter is a device used to measure
a. Resistance ________.
b. Ampere a. Resistance
c. Voltage b. Voltage
d. Current c. Current
__3. How much source of voltage through a circuit with d. Ampere
a 6 ohms resistance and 20 amps current? __11. What happens to the brightness of the bulbs
a. 26 volts connected in series when more and more bulbs are added
b. 14 volts to the circuit?
c. 5 volts a. Increases
d. 120 volts b. Decreases
__4. What is the unit measurement of voltage? c. Remains the same
a. Volts d. Cannot be predicted
b. Ampere __12. Which of the following electrical quantities in
c. Watts parallel circuit is constant?
d. Ohms a. Voltage
__5. A simple circuit has a 20 volts source and a b. Current
resistance of 4 ohms. What is its electric current? c. Resistance
a. 5 amps d. Total resistance
b. 24 amps __13. The following are advantages of a series circuit
c. 80 amps EXCEPT:
d. 16 amps a. Series circuits do not overheat easily.
__6. What is the unit measurement of ampere? b. Easy to install and easy to repair and maintain
a. Volts the circuit.
b. Watts c. All loads in a series circuit have the same
c. Amps current.
d. Ohms d. If one load fails, all loads in the circuit will not
__7. He invented voltaic pile, the forerunner of dry cell. function.
a. Andre-marie Ampere __14. The following are the disadvantages of a series
b. Georg Simon Ohm circuit EXCEPT:
c. Alexander Graham Bell a. It is difficult to control the load individually.
d. Alessandro Volta b. It is easy to install, repair and maintain the
__8. A resistance of 5 Ω was connected across a 60 V circuit.
source. What is the resulting current? c. It is difficult to identify the damaged light bulb
a. 12 A in the current.
 d. Since voltage is not equal for every load, not all
loads will have the same brightness.
__15. The following are advantages to a parallel circuit
EXCEPT:
a. Loads are easy to control.
b. If one load fails, other loads can still function.
c. Large volume of conducting wires will be
needed.
d. Every load connected in parallel circuit gets an
equal amount of voltage.
__16. The following are true about parallel circuit
EXCEPT:
a. Voltage is constant across the circuit.
b. Total resistance is less than the smallest
resistance in the circuit.
c. Total resistance is greater than the largest
resistance in the circuit.
d. Total current is the sum of current passing
through all the loads in the circuit.
__17. Which of the following is the correct, when the
resistances of 1.0 Ω, 2.0 Ω and 3.0 Ω are connected in
the series circuit?
a. The total resistance is less than 1.0 Ω.
b. The total resistance is less than 2.0 Ω.
c. The total resistance is less than 3.0 Ω.
d. The total resistance is greater than 3.0 Ω.
__18. Which of the following is the correct, when the
resistances of 1.0 Ω, 2.0 Ω and 3.0 Ω are connected in
the parallel circuit?
a. The total resistance is less than 1.0 Ω.
b. The total resistance is greater than 1.0 Ω.
c. The total resistance is greater than 2.0 Ω.
d. The total resistance is greater than 3.0 Ω.
__19. Which of the following is connected in series with
the load at home?
a. TV
b. switch
c. light bulbs
d. refrigerator
__20. The following are connected in parallel circuit at
home EXCEPT:
a. TV
b. light bulbs
c. refrigerator
d. Christmas lights
__21. What is the other term for earthing?
a. Blending
b. Writing
c. Grounding
d. Grinding
__22. A device used to protect you from an electric
shock and also known as grounding.
a. Fuse
b. Plug
c. Switch
d. Earthing
__23. What electrical safety device that is used to
measure the electrical consumption at a given time?
a. Fuse
b. Electric meter
c. Transformer
d. Double insulation
__24. A switch that automatically interrupts that current
of an overloaded electric circuits.
a. Circuit breaker
b. Electric meter
c. Transformer
d. Double insulation
__25. What is the main function of electrical safety
device?
a. Protect electrical circuits from short circuits or
overloads.
b. Protect electrical circuits from overloads.
c. Protect the electrical circuit from short circuits.
d. None of the above
__26. This is an electrical safety device made of fine
wire which easily melts, leaving the circuit open to avoid
overheating and fire.
a. Fuse
b. Plug
c. Switch
d. Earthing
__27. What do you think are the effects of electric shock
in the human body?
a. An electric shock can cause cardiac arrest.
b. An electric shock can cause muscle cramps.
c. An electric shock can cause burns to tissues and
organs.
d. All of the above.
__28. How can I prevent the dangers of electricity?
a. Contact with energized electrical circuits
b. Touch the outlet when your hand is wet.
c. Avoid overloading outlets with too many
appliances.
d. All of these
__29. The following are the reasons why do we need
earthing as one of the electical safety devices at home.
a. It will protect the electrical user from electrical
shock.
b. Earthing system shows the easiest path to the
fault current even after the insulation failure.
c. It protects the electrical apparatus used in the
circuit from short circuit current,high voltage
surges and lightning discharges.
d. All of these.
__30. Double insulation is described as
_________________.
a. Electrical apparatus used in the circuit from
short circuit current, high voltage surges and
lightning discharges .
 b. A method of giving electricity the most effective ___39. What will happen to the string of Christmas
way to return to the service panel. lights, if any of the one of the bulb is missing?
c. Final gate against electric shocks to the operator a. No current will flow and no lights will go on
is making the entire outer shell of the power tool b. The current is the same through each resistor
by plastic. c. The bulb will flick.
d. All of these. d. The light is still.
___40. Why do we need to use parallel circuit in our
For questions nos. 31-35 ,the choices are as follows: house instead of series circuit?
a. If one electric appliance stops working due t
a. Advantage of series circuit some defect, then all other appliances also stop
b. Advantage of parallel circuit working.
c. Disadvantage of series circuit b. If circuit breaks due to some defect in one
d. Disadvantage of parallel circuit device then all other devices will stop working.
c. If one component will burns out the connection
__31. The circuit does not overheat easily. will be completed.
__32. It is easy to control the load individually. d. If one electrical appliance stops working due to
__33. Adding more load may cause overloading in the some defect, then all other appliances keep
circuit. working normally.
__34. If one bulb is damaged in the circuit,other bulbs
will still function. For questions 41-50, calculate the following problems
__35. If one bulb is damaged in the circuit,all other using Ohm’s Law and find the correct
bulbs will still function too. answer of each problem. Write your solutions at the
back. (2pts.each)
__36. What electrical connections wherein resistors are
arranged in chain? 160 A 3A
a. Series circuit 83.25V 5A
b. Parallel circuit 450V
c. Series-parallel circuit
d. Battery circuit 1. If 0.75A is flowing through 111 Ω,what is the voltage
__37. __________ is a type of electrical connection drop across the resistors?
wherein two or more loads are connected to a voltage 2. What is the current for a circuit loading 96V source
source. through a 32 Ω resistor?
a. Series circuit 3. How much voltage is needed to produce 1.5A current
b. Parallel circuit through a 300 Ω resistor?
c. Series-parallel circuit 4. A resistance of 2.5 Ω was connected across a 400 V
d. Battery circuit source. What is theb resulting current?
__38. Which of the following is NOT advantage of 5. Determine the amount of current going through a 70
series connection? Ω resistor with a voltage of 350 V.
a. Series connection does not heat easily.
b. Series connection is easy to make.
c. Both a and b are correct.
d. None of these.