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Current, Voltage, and Resistors

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is voltage?
a)
The difference in potential energy of the charged particles
b)
The number of charged particles that pass a point each second
c)
The flow of protons
d)
A type of dog from Central Asia
2.
What is current measured in?
a)
Volts
b)
Amperes (Amps)
c)
Ohms
d)
Coulombs
3.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
volts
b)
Amperes (Amps)
c)
Ohms
d)
Coulombs
4.
Ohm's law states that:
a)
V=IR
b)
V=I/R
c)
V=R/I
d)
V=I+R
5.

A charging system producing 14.5 Volts with a current flow of 43.5 Amps, what is the circuit resistance?

a)

58 Amps

b)

0.33 Amps

c)

13 Amps

d)

1 Amp

6.
If the current through a circuit is 2 A and the resistance of a light bulb in the circuit is 10 Ohms, what is the voltage difference across the light bulb?
a)
5 V
b)
12 V
c)
0.2 V
d)
20 V
7.

What would the circuit resistance be if a 7.5 Amp draw was present with the engine running and the charging system producing 15 Volts?

a)

15 Ohms

b)

4 Ohms

c)

0.3333 Ohms

d)

2 Ohms

8.

What is the voltage in an electric circuit?

a)

The power of the electrons

b)

The charge of the electrons

c)

The energy of the electrons

9.

What is the current in an electric circuit?

a)

The energy of the circuit

b)

The flow of electrons in the circuit

c)

The power of the circuit

10.

The current in the wires of a circuit is 120.0 milliAmps. If the battery was replaced by one with double the voltage (with no other replacements), then its new current would be _____ milliAmps.

a)

60 milliAmps

b)

120 milliAmps

c)

240 milliAmps

d)

No way to tell

11.

Calculate the resistance in a circuit with a voltage of 48V and a current of 8 Amps.

a)

12 Ohms

b)

24 Ohms

c)

1.3333 Ohms

d)

6 Ohms

12.

Which one has low resistance?

a)

long wires

b)

short wires

13.

Which one has high resistance?

a)

thin wires

b)

wide/thick wires

14.

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

15.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
16.

This is the circuit symbol for _________.

a)

an AC current source

b)

a DC current source

c)

a battery

d)

a single cell

17.

What is the following symbol represent?

a)

Wire

b)

Resistor

c)

Battery

d)

Switch

18.

A fridge uses 100 kW/h, how much energy would it use in 5 hours?

E= P X T

a)

500kW

b)

600kW

c)

1,000Kw

d)

400kW

19.

Calculate the electric power of an electrical appliance in which 10 A of current is flowing through a resistor of 2 ohms.

a)

80 W

b)

200 W

c)

2.5 A

d)

22.5 KJ

20.

What will be the current drawn by an electric bulb of 1000 W when it is connected to a source of 220 V?

a)

4.55 A

b)

28800 J or 28.8 KJ

c)

80 W

d)

200 W