UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM

Morong, Rizal
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM PRE-TEST
Name:______________________________________ Date:__________________
Yr. and Section:_______________________________ Score:_________________
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The total charge in the universe is constant
a. True
b. False
c. Neither a or b
d. None of the above
2. Electric charges exert forces on one another along the line connecting them
a. Coulomb’s Law
b. Gauss’s Law
c. Universal law of Gravitation
d. Ohms Law
3. It relates the charges enclose by a given surface of the electric flux through the
surface
a. Coulomb’s Law
b. Gauss’s Law
c. Universal law of Gravitation
d. Ohms Law
4. Find the amount of positive electric charge in one mole of lelium atom
a. 1.93x105
b. 2.45x105
c. 1.84x105
d. 1.76x105
5. What is the SI unit of electric field?
a. Newton per coulomb
b. Coulomb per newton
c. Newton per ampere
d. Coulomb per volt
6. ________________ are materials in which charges move freely in response to
an electric field.
e. Conductor
f. Insulator
g. Semi conductor
h. Super conductor
7. Equivalent value of coulomb constant
a. 8.99x109 N.km2/c2
b. 8.99x109 N.m2/c2
c. 8.99x109 N.m2/V2
d. 8.99x109 N.Km2/A2
8. ______________ it consist of twp metal plates with charges that are equal in
magnitude byt opposite in sign
e. Conductor
f. Insulator
g. Capacitor
h. Resistor
9. It is the limit of the average current as the time interval goes zero
a. Average current
b. Instantaneous Current
c. Fixed current
d. Changing Current
10. It is the amount of energy converted or consumed in one hour by a device
supplied with power at rate of 1 KW.
a. Kilowatt-hour
b. Megawatt-hour
c. Microwatt-second
d. Kilowatt-minute
11. The sum of the current entering any junction must equal of the sum of the current
leaving that junction.
a. True
b. False
c. Neither a or b
d. None of the above
12. The ________________ that acts on a charge moving with velocity in a magnetic
field has magnitude.
e. Magnetic field
f. Magnetic force
g. Magnetic domain
h. Magnetic strength
13. The law states that the instantaneous emf in a circuit equal the negative of the
rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit.
a. Faradays Law
b. Coulomb’s Law
c. Gauss’s Law
d. Ohms Law
14. Device that converts mechanical to electrical energy
e. Motor
f. Converter
 g. Generator
h. Transformer
15. _______________ is the first magnet that was discovered.
a. Lodestone
b. Battery
c. Load
d. Wire
16. Materials that are strong attracted to magnets
a. Ferromagnetic
b. Diamagnetic
c. Paramagnetic
d. Insulator
17. Device that use to increase pr decrease the voltage
a. Motor
b. Capacitor
c. Generator
d. Transformer
18. The number of turns in the secondary coil is greater that the number of turns in
the primary coil.
a. Step-down
b. Step-up
c. Step-half
d. Step-right
19. A device that stores electric charge.
e. Motor
f. Capacitor
g. Generator
h. Transformer
20. It is an insulating material that increases the capacitance of capacitor.
a. Dielectrics
b. Ferromagnetic
c. Diamagnetic
d. Paramagnetic
21. ______________ of a material determines how much resistance it gives to the
flow of electric current.
e. Voltage
f. Resistivity
g. Temperature
h. Capacitance
22. The standard unit of current
a. Ohms
b. Voltage
c. Ampere
 d. Farad
23. _____________ states that an induced current flows in the direction that
opposes the charge that caused the current.
a. Faradays Law
b. Coulomb’s Law
c. Gauss’s Law
d. Lenz’s
24. It is a rotating vector representing a voltage or a current in an ac circuit.
a. Phasor
b. rms values
c. Reactance
d. Phasor Diagram
25. Standard unit of capacitance
a. Ohms
b. Voltage
c. Ampere
d. Farad
II. Computation - Show your complete solution on the problem below.
1. Find the change in electric potential energy, as a charge of (a) 2.20x10 -6C or (b)
-1.10x10-6C moves from a point A to a point B, given that the change in electric
potential between these points is change in V = Vb-Va = 24.0 volts
2. Point charges Q1 = 15x10-9C and Q2=-18x10-9C are 10 cm apart. Find the net
potential at points A and B is between the two charges and point B is 5cm from
Q2.
3. A 20 micro farad capacitor is connected to a source of Pd of 150V. what is the
resulting charge on the capacitor?
4. Find the equivalent capacitance of a 12 Micro farad and a 30-microfarad
capacitor that are connected in series. Find the charge and Pd across each
capacitor. The combination is connected to a power source of 40V.
5. In problem number 4, find the equivalent capacitance, change on each capacitor
and the Pd across each capacitor when they are connected in parallel.
6. A light bulb has a resistance of 250 ohms. Find the current in it when it is place in
a 110V circuits.