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BWS Physics AQA Electricity - Resistance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is resistance?

a)

The flow of electrons

b)

Electric potential difference

c)

Rate of flow of electrons

d)

The ability to reduce the flow of electrons

2.

Find total resistance and total current in the circuit

a)

60 Ω, 0.4 A

b)

60 Ω, 2.5 A

c)

90 Ω, 2.5 A

d)

60 Ω, 0.4 A

3.

If a battery produces 12.6 V, what would be the current for a 6Ω resistor?

a)

2.1 A

b)

75.6 A

c)

0.5 A

d)

15 A

4.

Where should an ammeter be located to correctly measure the total current and where should a voltmeter be located to correctly measure the voltage supplied by the cell

a)

ammeter at 3 and voltmeter at 4

b)

ammeter at 1 and voltmeter at 4

c)

ammeter at 2 and voltmeter at 3

d)

ammeter at 1 and voltmeter at 2

5.

A light circuit is operating at 75 V. What is the circuit's current if the resistance is 5 Ω?

a)

375 A

b)

50 A

c)

15 A

d)

0.07 A

6.

Resistors R1 and R2, connected in parallel, have an equivalent resistance of 6Ω when connected in the circuit shown below. The resistance of R1 could be

a)

1 Ω

b)

4 Ω

c)

5 Ω

d)

8 Ω

7.

What is the current measured by ammeter A?

a)

0.5 A

b)

2 A

c)

72 A

d)

6 A

8.

What component is this?

a)

Variable resistor

b)

Fuse

c)

Thermistor

d)

Diode

9.

What is the formula for resistance?

a)

IV

b)

V+I

c)

IP

d)

V/I

10.

A wire has a resistance of 20Ω. If another wire of the same material is made twice as long and with twice the cross sectional area what will its resistance be?

a)

20Ω

b)

40Ω

c)

10Ω

d)

11.

What component does this graph show?

a)

Diode

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Filament lamp

d)

Thermistor

12.

What is the total circuit resistance of two 25Ω resistors and three 75Ω resistors connected in series?

a)

100 Ω

b)

200 Ω

c)

275 Ω

d)

175 Ω

13.
The symbol for resistance is...
a)
V
b)
I
c)
Ω
d)
R
14.
Which resistor, if disconnected, would cause an open circuit?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

Solve for the total resistance of the circuit shown

a)

1.03 X 10

b)

1.97 kΩ

c)

1.03 X 103 Ω

d)

1.97 X 10-3 Ω

16.
Total resistance in a series circuit
a)
Rt = R1 + R+ R3 ...
b)
1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 ...
c)
R= RX R/ R1 + R2 ...
d)
R= R/ R
17.
If you decrease the resistance of a circuit, what happens?
a)
Current decreases
b)
Current increases
c)
Electrons disappear
d)
Bulbs get dimmer
18.

A wire has a resistance of 30Ω. If another wire of the same material is made 3 times the length what will its resistance be?

a)

30Ω

b)

10Ω

c)

90Ω

d)

33Ω

19.

What device does this graph represent?

a)

Diode

b)

Fixed resistor

c)

Filament lamp

d)

Thermistor

20.

An insulator will produce a smaller current than a conductor when supplied with the same p.d. (voltage) because...

a)

There are more free charge carriers

b)

There is a lower resistance

c)

There are fewer free charge carriers

d)

The insulator will heat up