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Ohm's Law and Electric Circuits (Physics)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What unit is used to measure voltage?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

2.

What unit is used to measure current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

3.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

4.

Which of the following is not a requirement of a basic circuit?

a)

A lightbulb

b)

A source of energy

c)

A closed path

d)

A device that uses the energy

5.

Which of the following is true about voltage?

a)

Voltage resists the flow of electrons

b)

The voltage is responsible for moving free electrons through the circuit

c)

Voltage measures the rate at which charge flows through the circuit

d)

The lower the voltage, the brighter the bulbs in a circuit

6.

Electrons flow:

a)

Randomly in all directions

b)

Towards each other

c)

From areas of low potential to areas of high potential

d)

From areas of high potential to areas of low potential

7.

Current can be defined as:

a)

The amount of voltage found in a circuit

b)

The total resistance electrons face within a circuit

c)

The rate at which electrical charge flows through a circuit

d)

The number of electrons a circuit has

8.

Conventional current:

a)

Flows in the same direction as electrons

b)

Flows in the opposite direction as electrons

c)

Sometimes flows with the electrons and sometimes against them

d)

Has no relationship with electrons

9.

Indicate which of the following statements are true of series circuits

a)

Series circuits have multiple pathways for the electrons to flow

b)

Series circuits have one pathway for electrons to flow

c)

As bulbs as added, the brightness of each bulb decreases

d)

As bulbs as added, the brightness of each bulb increases

e)

If one bulb is removed or burns out, the circuit stops working

10.

Indicate which of the following statements are true of parallel circuits

a)

Parallel circuits have multiple pathways for the electrons to flow

b)

Parallel circuits have one pathway for electrons to flow

c)

As bulbs as added, the brightness of each bulb decreases

d)

As bulbs as added, the brightness of each bulb increases

e)

If one bulb is removed or burns out, the other bulbs will remain lit

11.

Which of the schematic diagrams shown below best matches the picture of the circuit shown above?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of the schematic diagrams shown below best matches the picture of the circuit shown above?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the schematic diagrams shown below best matches the picture of the circuit shown above?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the schematic diagrams shown below best matches the picture of the circuit shown above?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Check each of the following statements that are true of Series Circuits.

a)

The voltage is constant throughout the circuit

b)

The voltage is split across each resistor

c)

The current is split across each resistor

d)

The current is constant across each resistor

e)

The total resistance is the sum of all the resistors

16.

Check each of the following statements that are true of Parallel Circuits.

a)

The voltage is constant throughout the circuit

b)

The voltage is split across each resistor

c)

The current is split across each resistor

d)

The current is constant across each resistor

e)

The total resistance is the sum of all the resistors

17.

What is the total resistance of the circuit shown above?

a)

0.33 Ω0.33\ \Omega

b)

31 Ω31\ \Omega

c)

3.0 Ω3.0\ \Omega

d)

10 Ω10\ \Omega

18.

What is the total resistance of the circuit shown above?

a)

0.33 Ω0.33\ \Omega

b)

22 Ω22\ \Omega

c)

0.50 Ω0.50\ \Omega

d)

2 Ω2\ \Omega

19.

What is the total resistance of the circuit shown above?

a)

25 Ω25\ \Omega

b)

40 Ω40\ \Omega

c)

20.2 Ω20.2\ \Omega

d)

2.5 Ω2.5\ \Omega

20.

Which of the following would happen if you were to add additional voltage to a circuit? Check all that apply.

a)

The voltage would increase

b)

The current would increase

c)

The resistance would increase

d)

The bulbs would become brighter