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Ohm's Law and Circuits Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Resistance?

a)

The flow of electrons

b)

Electric potential difference

c)

A battery

d)

The ability to reduce the flow of electrons

2.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
d)
light
3.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
4.

Current times Resistance equals

a)

Power

b)

Voltage

c)

Amperage

d)

Ohm

5.

Voltage divided by Resistance

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Ohms

d)

Watts

6.

Voltage divided by Current

a)

Current

b)

Power

c)

Resistance

d)

Watts

7.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
8.
If the Voltage stays the same and Resistance is increased, Current will 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
9.

If the battery produced 12.6 Volts what would be the current flow for a 6 Ohm resistor?

a)

2.1 Amps

b)

2.4 Amps

c)

1.71 Amps

d)

15 Amps

10.
How many Volts would we need to produce a current flow of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor
a)
12 volts
b)
24 volts
c)
1.3333
d)
48 volts
11.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
12.
What word means how hard it is for electrons to flow through.
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
13.
What word means how fast the electrons flow.
a)
Current
b)
Voltage
c)
Resistance
d)
Power
14.
The flow of electricity requires a
a)
complete path
b)
incomplete path
c)
insulated current
d)
complex circuit
15.
What is current measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
16.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
17.

The current in an appliance is 3 A and the voltage is 120 V. How much power is being supplied to the appliance?

a)

40 V

b)

360 V

c)

40 W

d)

360 W

18.

If both resistors R1 and R2 are identical and have a resistance of 4 Ω, and the battery provides 12 V, then the total current coming from the battery is

a)

6 A

b)

1.5 A

c)

24 A

d)

3 A

19.

If the voltage across the battery was 10 V, how much voltage does each bulb get?

a)

10 V

b)

5 V

c)

20 V

d)

0 V

20.

For resistor 3, find

total resistance

total current

and the voltage

a)

60 Ohms, 0.4 A, 8 V

b)

60 Ohms, 2.5 A, 8 V

c)

90 Ohms, 2.5 A, 24 V

d)

60 Ohms, 0.4 A, 24 V

21.

Which best describes a parallel circuit?

a)

Electricity flows along one pathway.

b)

The flow of electricity comes from one source.

c)

Electricity flows along more than one pathway.

d)

The flow of electricity comes from more than one source.

22.

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

23.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
24.

Which circuit has the smallest equivalent resistance? All resistors have a resistance of 4 ohms.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

25.

Which parallel resistors have the greater equivalent resistance?

a)
b)
26.

What is the total current in this circuit?

a)

0.32 A

b)

456 A

c)

0.6 A

d)

1.09 A

e)

1.71 A

27.

Which light bulb will be brighter, X or Y?

a)

Y

b)

X

c)

They're both equally bright

28.

Which current is greater, X or Y?

a)

X because the total resistance is higher

b)

X because the total resistance is smaller

c)

Y because the total resistance is higher

d)

Y because the total resistance is smaller

e)

They're the same

29.

Short circuits happen when there is too much current for an electrical appliance/device to handle. What can be possible reasons for having too much current in a circuit? Choose all that apply.

a)

Not enough resistors

b)

Broken path going around resistors instead of through then

c)

Broken resistors

d)

Not enough voltage

30.

How is current electricity different from static electricity?

a)

Static electricity is electrons in motion and current electricity is an imbalance of protons and electrons

b)

Static electricity is an imbalance of protons and electrons and current electricity is electrons in motion

c)

No difference. They're the same thing.

31.

What is true about the total resistance in a parallel circuit?

a)

It’s calculated using the formula RT=R1+R2 and increases as you add more resistors

b)

It’s calculated using the formula RT=R1+R2 and decreases as you add more resistors

c)

It’s calculated using the formula 1/RT=1/R1+1/R2 and increases as you add more resistors

d)

It’s calculated using the formula 1/RT=1/R1+1/R2 and decreases as you add more resistors