FORM 3A1-3

CAYON HIGH SCHOOL

PROMOTION EXAMS 2014
ELECTRICITY
PAPER 2

TIME: 2 HRS

Name.__________________________________
Date.___________________________________
Instructions to Learners.
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Answer ALL Questions.

All working MUST be shown.
Use sketches where necessary to support your answers.
Silent Electronic calculators may be used for this paper.

1. Use your knowledge of the relationships between electric charge, current and time to solve the
following worded problems.
a. A current of 2 mA flows for 30 s through a lamp. How much charge has moved?
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b. If 400 pC of charge flows through an air conditioning unit every 3.6 ns, what current does it draw?
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2. (a) In the space provided below, draw the circuit for two resistors of 10 and 40 respectively,
connected in parallel and a 5 resistor connected in series with the parallel group. A 240V supply is
attached to the ends of the resistor combination.
(3 marks)
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3) Answer the following questions TRUE or FALSE.
a. A parallel circuit is a circuit that offers two or more paths for current to flow.__________
b. The voltage in a parallel circuit is NOT the same throughout the circuit .__________
c. The current in a parallel circuit is shared among EACH resistor or component in the
circuit.__________
d. If there is a break (open circuit) in any one path of a parallel circuit, current stops flowing through
that path, but continues flowing through other parts of the circuit.__________
e. The total resistance in a parallel circuit is ALWAYS greater than ANY ONE of the resistors in the
parallel circuit._________
4. Use your knowledge of multiples and sub-multiples to complete the following table.
Quantity
Eg.

11000000000000 s

Quantity as Engineer Notation

11 x 1012 s

Quantity as Multiple
or Sub-multiple
11 Ts

0.008 W
7 x 10-6 A
60 kV
9000000000 Hz
3 x 10-9 s
5 M
0.000000000007 oC
5) Draw the resulting magnetic field for the bar magnets shown below.

6) (a) The name of the rule used to determine the magnetic field due to this solenoid is called the

_____________________ rule.
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b) Write down the law of magnetism.

(1
mark)
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7) Write four (4) characteristics of magnetic flux lines.
(4 marks)
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8. List 5 safety rules as it relates to safety in the workshop.
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9. What steps should someone take in order to save an electric shock victim?
(4 marks)
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10. a) Write two (2) of EACH tool below to complete the table.

Striking/Driving Tools

Cutting and Wrenching Tools

(6 marks)

Measuring Tools

b) Describe the use of any three (3) of the tools mentioned in part (a).
(6 marks)
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11. Define the following:
i) Electric current
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ii) Voltage
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iii) Resistance
(2 marks)
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12. a) What are the units of
i) Electric current _______________________________________________________
ii) Voltage ____________________________________________________________
iii) Resistance _________________________________________________________ (3 marks)
13. What are the names of the three (3) particles associated with the simple atom?
(3 marks)
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14. a) Complete the following table by writing three (3) more names EACH of conductors and
insulators.
Conductors
Silver

Insulators
Ceramics

14. b) Label EACH terminal of Figure 1 below. Also write the colours of EACH wire.

FIG 1.

(8 marks)

FIG 2.
c) Draw (in the space below) the schematic/symbol diagram for the circuit in Figure 2 above. (6 marks)

15.) Match the numbers or words in the left column to the correct answer on the right. DO NOT DRAW
LINES!
4. Cell
5. On-Off Switch (SPST)
6. DC supply
1. Wire
7. Wires
AC supply
2.
joined
3. Wires not joined
8. Fuse
9. Earth
(Ground)

16). a) Define the terms:

i) alternating current (AC)
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ii) direct current (DC)
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b) The diagram below shows an a.c. waveform.

Indicate the following on the sketch:

i) One Cycle
ii) Peak voltage
iii) Positive and negative polarity of the vertical axis.

(4 marks)

c) For the waveform in part (b) above, determine the value of the:
i) Period ______________________________________________________________________
ii) Frequency __________________________________________________________________
(4 marks)
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