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Electricity

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is like a pushing force that pushes electric current around a circuit

a)

current

b)

voltage

c)

resistor

d)

electron

2.

______________ decreases the amount of current

a)

electron

b)

voltage

c)

current

d)

resistor

3.

What causes resistance? (Check all that apply)

a)

Moving electrons in a current bump into atoms of matter

b)

A wire that is too wide

c)

Some of the energy is absorbed by the atom and changed to other forms of energy such as heat.

d)

all of the above

4.

What factors affect resistance (check all that apply)

a)

Type of material

b)

Width of material

c)

Length of wire

d)

Temperature

5.

A resistor is good to have if you want to produce heat or light.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A resistor is good to have if you are trying to transmit electric current through a wire from one place to another.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Metals have the least resistance to electric current.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Resistance is measure in

a)

volts

b)

ohms

c)

amps

9.

voltage is measure in ___________

a)

ohms

b)

volts

c)

amps

10.

Current is measure in ___________

a)

volts

b)

ohms

c)

amsp

11.

Ohms law is a ________________ relationship. If you double the voltage, you double the current.

a)

non-linear

b)

linear

12.

Anything under _____ ohm is considered a good conductor or electricity.

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

13.

A multimeter measures________________

a)

current

b)

resistance

c)

voltage

d)

amps

14.

If too much current is passed through a resistor, it could damage the device or catch fire.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following are equations you can use to calculate Ohm's law? (Check all that apply)

a)

I = V/R

b)

R = I/V

c)

V = I x R

d)

R = V/I

16.

________________ is the flow of electrons.

a)

Current

b)

voltage

c)

resistance

d)

amp

17.

__________________ is what prevents electrons from moving as fast as they could.

a)

current

b)

voltage

c)

resistance

d)

amp