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Ohm's Law in Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the voltage of a circuit with 4 ohms of resistance and 3 amps of current?

a)

12 V

b)

21 V

c)

4/3 V

d)

3/4 V

2.

What is the current in a circuit with 6 ohms of resistance and a battery containing 24 Volts?

a)

1/4 A

b)

144 A

c)

4 A

d)

0.4 A

3.

What is voltage?

a)

the amount of push the electrical source supplies to the circuit

b)

how much a given device resists the flow of electric current

c)

flow of electric charge

d)

none of the above

4.

What is current?

a)

the amount of push the electrical source supplies to the circuit

b)

how much a given device resists the flow of electric current

c)

flow of electric charge

d)

none of the above

5.

What is resistance?

a)

the amount of push the electrical source supplies to the circuit

b)

how much a given device resists the flow of electric current

c)

flow of electric charge

d)

none of the above

6.

The following type of circuit has the same voltage throughout the entire circuit.

a)

series

b)

parallel

7.

The current is the same throughout this type of circuit

a)

series

b)

parallel

8.
If the Voltage is increased and the resistance stays the same, Current will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
9.
If the Voltage stays the same and Resistance is increased, Current will 
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
X
10.

Total resistance in this type of circuit is always larger than any of its single resistor.

a)

series

b)

parallel

11.

The total resistance in this type of circuit is always smaller than any of its single resistor.

a)

series

b)

parallel

12.

What is the current of a series circuit with values of 5, 9, 17 ohms, with a battery of 12V

a)

0.3871

b)

3870.0

c)

372.0

d)

4.4395

13.

A parallel circuit has 6 ohm, 10 ohm, 12 ohm and 15 ohm resistors and a voltage of 10V, what is the current?

answer given in nearest whole number

a)

1.0

b)

2.0

c)

3.0

d)

4.0

14.
The current going through the 90 ohm resistor is 
a)
10 amps
b)
0.1 amps
c)
0.2 amps
d)
.06 amps
15.
Find the voltage across R1
a)
12 V
b)
4V
c)
3V
d)
2K
16.

Three resistors, RA=10 ΩR_A=10\ \Omega  , RB =20 ΩR_B\ =20\ \Omega  , and  RC = 25 ΩR_C\ =\ 25\ \Omega  , are connected in SERIES. The total resistance of this setup is equal to _____.

a)

 0.19 Ω0.19\ \Omega  

b)

 5.26 Ω5.26\ \Omega  

c)

 18.33 Ω18.33\ \Omega  

d)

 55 Ω55\ \Omega  

17.

Three resistors, RA=10 ΩR_A=10\ \Omega  , RB =20 ΩR_B\ =20\ \Omega  , and  RC = 25 ΩR_C\ =\ 25\ \Omega  , are connected in PARALLEL. The total resistance of this setup is equal to _____.

a)

 0.19 Ω0.19\ \Omega  

b)

 5.26 Ω5.26\ \Omega  

c)

 18.33 Ω18.33\ \Omega  

d)

 55 Ω55\ \Omega  

18.

Two resistors, R1R_1  and R2 R_2\   are connected in SERIES. If R2 > R1R_2\ >\ R_1  , which among the statements is TRUE about the electric currents that passes thru each resistor?

a)

 I1 > I2I_1\ >\ I_2 

b)

 I1=I2I_1=I_2  

c)

 I1<I2I_1<I_2  

19.

Two resistors, R1R_1  and R2 R_2\   are connected in PARALLEL. If R2 > R1R_2\ >\ R_1  , which among the statements is TRUE about the voltage that is used up by each resistor?

a)

 V1 > V2V_1\ >\ V_2 

b)

 V1=V2V_1=V_2  

c)

 V1<V2V_1<V_2  

20.
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