
Electricity — Numerical Practice
Science · Grade 10 · Week 33 · 25 questions
Electricity powers modern life — from phones to cities. Understanding circuits, current, voltage, and resistance helps you grasp how electrical devices work.
What you'll practise
- Draw and interpret simple circuit diagrams
- Calculate current, voltage, and resistance
- Distinguish between series and parallel circuits
- Understand conductors and insulators
All 25 questions in this Electricity — Numerical Practice quiz
Grade 10 Science — Electricity — Numerical Practice: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.
- Calculate current using Ohm's law: V = 12 V, R = 4 Ω. I =?
- Two resistors 6 Ω and 3 Ω are in series. Total resistance is:
- Two resistors 6 Ω and 3 Ω are in parallel. Total resistance is:
- Calculate power: V = 10 V, I = 2 A. P =?
- Electrical energy consumed: P = 100 W, time = 5 hours. Energy =?
- Calculate heat produced using H = I²Rt: I = 2 A, R = 5 Ω, t = 10 s.
- Monthly electricity bill: 5 units consumed, rate Rs 6/unit. Bill =?
- Resistance formula: R = ρL/A. If L doubles, R becomes:
- Three resistors 2 Ω, 3 Ω, 6 Ω in parallel. Total R =?
- If resistivity ρ = 1.7 × 10⁻⁸ Ω·m, length L = 1 m, area A = 1 mm². R =?
- Current through a conductor: I = V/R. If V = 20 V, R = 5 Ω. I =?
- Power dissipated: P = V²/R. V = 15 V, R = 9 Ω. P =?
- Resistance of two 10 Ω resistors in series is:
- Heat generated in 5 seconds: H = I²Rt, I = 3 A, R = 10 Ω. H =?
- Unit of electrical energy is:
- For a 60 W bulb used for 10 hours, energy consumed =?
- Conductance G = 1/R. If R = 4 Ω, then G =?
- Temperature coefficient of resistance α. If ΔT = 50 K, ΔR/R₀ =?
- Two 8 Ω resistors in parallel have equivalent resistance:
- Calculate voltage: I = 5 A, R = 8 Ω. V =?
- Annual electricity consumption: 100 units, rate Rs 8/unit. Cost =?
- Power factor cos φ = 0.8. Real power if apparent power is 100 VA =?
- Joule's heat law: H = I²Rt. If I doubles, H becomes:
- Equivalent resistance of 4 Ω, 6 Ω in parallel =?
- An appliance rated 2000 W, 240 V operates for 2 hours. Energy =?
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