PhysicsJeopardy

$200

Electricity

$800

$400

$1000

SeriesCircuits

ParallelCircuits

Magnetism Misc.

$200

$1000

$800

$400

$1000

$800

$400

$1000

$800

$400

$1000

$800

$400

$200 $200 $200

$600 $600 $600 $600 $600

Final Jeopardy

Answer

Question 1-1

A material is considered a good _______ if outer

electrons of atoms are free to roam around

Answer 1-1

Main Menu

conductor

Question 1-2

Answer

An electric field has:

a)Magnitude

b)Direction

c)Both a and b

Answer 1-2

Main Menu

C: Both magnitude and direction

Question 1-3

Answer

If two negative charges are held close together and then

released, what will the charges do?

Answer 1-3

Main Menu

Repel each other or accelerate away from each other

Question 1-4

Answer

Current from a battery is considered:

a)Direct current

b)Alternating current

Answer 1-4

Main Menu

Direct Current

Question 1-5

Answer

What happens to the electrical force between 2

charges as the distance between them increases?

Answer 1-5

Main Menu

The electrical force decreases

Question 2-1

Answer

A series circuit has a resistance of 10 ohms. What

is the current moving through the circuit if it was hooked up

to a 20 volt battery?

Answer 2-1

Main Menu

2 amps

Question 2-2

Answer

If 3 light bulbs are arranged in series, what happens to the rest of the bulbs when one is

removed?

Answer 2-2

Main Menu

They go out as well

Question 2-3

Answer

Go to the board and draw a series circuit that has resistors

of 2, 8 and 10 ohms and is hooked up to a 9 volt battery

Answer 2-3

Main Menu

Refer to Board

Question 2-4

Answer

If each bulb is 10 ohms and the

battery shown is 9 V, how much total current is present in the

circuit?

Answer 2-4

Main Menu

.3 amps

Question 2-5

Answer

If each bulb is 10 ohms and the battery

shown is 9 V, what is the

voltage drop at each bulb?

Answer 2-5

Main Menu

3 volts

Question 3-1

Answer

If the bulbs shown here are each 20 ohms, what is the overall resistance

of the circuit?

Answer 3-1

Main Menu

6.66 amps

Question 3-2

Answer

Each bulb has a resistance of 5 ohms

and the battery shown is 9 V. How much total

current is moving through the circuit?

Answer 3-2

Main Menu

5.4 amps

Question 3-3

Answer

If each bulb has a resistance of 15 ohms,

and the battery is 9 volts, how much current is running

through each bulb?

Answer 3-3

Main Menu

.6 amps

Question 3-4

Answer

Each bulb has a resistance of 20 ohms and the circuit is hooked up to a 60 volt battery. How many volts are running through each

bulb?

Answer 3-4

Main Menu

60 Volts

Question 3-5

Answer

On the board, draw the following circuit…

3 bulbs are in parallel. Each bulb has a resistance of 10 ohms. Those 3 bulbs are in series with a 2 ohm resistor. The circuits is

being powered by a 9 volt battery.

Answer 3-5

Main Menu

Refer to the Board

Question 4-1

Answer

If you broke a bar magnet in half, each individual piece would:

a)Contain one magnetic pole

b)Become a bar magnet with two poles again

c)No longer be magnetic

Answer 4-1

Main Menu

Become a bar magnet with two poles again

Question 4-2

Answer

a) Electric, magnetic

b) Electric, mechanical

c) Mechanical, electric

d) Mechanical, magnetic

A generator converts _______ energy into _______ energy

Answer 4-2

Main Menu

Mechanical, electric

Question 4-3

Answer

The earth’s geographic magnetic North Pole is located…

a)At the direct north pole in the northern hemisphere

b)South of the north pole but still in the northern hemisphere

c)In the southern hemisphere

d)Directly at the south pole of earth

Answer 4-3

Main Menu

South of the north pole, but still in the northern

hemisphere

Question 4-4

Answer

A magnetic field is produced by the _____ of ______

particles

Answer 4-4

Main Menu

Motion, charged

Question 4-5

Answer

What is the difference between a motor and a

generator?

Daily Double

Answer 4-5

Main Menu

Generator converts mechanical energy into electric energy. A

motor turns electric energy into mechanical energy

Question 5-1

Answer

When resistors are arranged in parallel, their overall resistance is…

a)Greater than the biggest resistor

b)Less than the least resistor

c)Equal to the least resistor

d)Equal to the greatest resistor

Answer 5-1

Main Menu

Less than the least resistor

Question 5-2

Answer

Circuit breakers are usually inserted in what type of

circuit to help avoid too much current moving through the

circuit?

Answer 5-2

Main Menu

Series Circuit (So that the current HAS to move through

that spot)

Question 5-3

Answer

In a series circuit, the current moving through the entire circuit is…

a)Greater towards the battery

b)Greater the farther away from the batter you are

c)Equal throughout the entire circuit

d)Not enough information to answer this question

Answer 5-3

Main Menu

Equal throughout the entire circuit

Question 5-4

Answer

Draw a circuit with 2 resistors in series, using proper schematics. Each resistor is 25 ohms and the

voltage source is 9 V.

Answer 5-4

Main Menu

Refer to Board

Question 5-5

Answer

Draw a parallel circuit with 3 bulbs using proper schematics. Each

bulb is 30 ohms and the voltage source is 15V

Answer 5-5

Main Menu

Refer to the board

Final Jeopardy• What is the overall resistance

AND current moving through this circuit? (Disregard the “r” resistor next to the battery)

Final Jeopardy

Overall Resistance = 7 ohms

Overall Current = 1.14 amps