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Ohm's Law and Circuits

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which variable in Ohm’s law represents the flow of electrons (much like the flow of a river)?

a)

resistance

b)

current

c)

voltage

2.

Which variable in Ohm’s law is like friction that slows down the flow of electrons?

a)

resistance

b)

current

c)

voltage

3.

Which variable in Ohm’s law is responsible for pushing/forcing the electrons to move?

a)

resistance

b)

current

c)

voltage

4.

As the voltage increases, the current...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

5.

Resistance and current are

a)

directly proportional

b)

inversely proportional

c)

not related

6.

Choose all that are true: If you added more batteries to an electric circuit, it would

a)

increase the voltage

b)

decrease the voltage.

c)

increase the current.

d)

decrease the current.

e)

increase the resistance.

7.

Choose all that are true: If you added more light bulbs to an electric circuit, it would

a)

increase the voltage.

b)

decrease the voltage.

c)

increase the current.

d)

decrease the current.

e)

increase the resistance.

8.

The circuit shown is a parallel circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which bulb will be the brightest?

a)

Bulb A

b)

Bulb B

c)

Bulb C

d)

They will all be the same

10.

If all of the batteries have the same voltage, which circuit will have the dimmest (least bright) bulbs?

a)

LEFT

b)

MIDDLE

c)

RIGHT

d)

if they have the same voltage they will all be the same brightness.

11.

Which light bulb is the brightest?

a)

Bulb A

b)

Bulb B

c)

Bulb C

d)

They are all the same

12.

Starting with all bulbs on, what would happen if bulb A burned out?

a)

Bulb B would also go out and bulb C would stay on

b)

Bulb C would also go out and bulb B would stay on

c)

Both bulb B and bulb C would go out

d)

Both bulb B and bulb C would stay on

13.

Starting with all bulbs on, what would happen if bulb B burned out?

a)

Bulb A would turns off and bulb C would stay on

b)

Bulb C would turns off and bulb A would stay on

c)

Both bulb A and bulb C would turn off

d)

Both bulb A and bulb C would turn off

14.

What would happen if you closed the switch (meaning you connected it)?

a)

Bulb A would turn off, but the others would stay on

b)

Bulbs B and C would turn off and bulb A would stay on

c)

All bulbs would turn off

d)

All bulbs would stay on