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Ohm’s law - simple electrical circuits and problems

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A correct statement of Ohm’s Law is:
a)
I= V R
b)
V ∝ I
c)
V = IR
d)
both b and c
2.

What is the unit for resistance?

a)

volts

b)

amps

c)

coulombs

d)

ohms

3.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
4.

If the battery produced 12.6 Volts and there was a 6 Ohm resistor, what would be the current?

a)

2.1 Amps

b)

2.4 Amps

c)

1.71 Amps

d)

15 Amps

5.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
6.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
7.
DC stands for ____ and is used in batteries.
a)
Distant Current
b)
Don't Current
c)
Direct Current
d)
Distributed current
8.
What happens to the current in a circuit as the resistance decreases?
a)
Current increases
b)
Current Decreases
c)
Current remains the same
9.

What unit is used to measure voltage?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

10.

What unit is used to measure current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

11.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

12.

Which is the right form of Ohm's Law?

a)

V=I/R

b)

V=R/I

c)

I=V/R

d)

I=R/V

13.

What is not needed in order to create a working circuit?

a)

battery (power source)

b)

lightbulb

c)

current

d)

closed circuit

14.

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

15.

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

16.

What is the resistance of a lightbulb that experiences 9 Volts and 3 amps of current?

a)

1/3 ohms

b)

3 ohms

c)

27 ohms

d)

9 ohms

17.

If a circuit had 4 D-Cell batteries (each 1.5 V) and a lightbulb with resistance of 2 ohms, what is the current that flows through the circuit?

a)

2 A

b)

3 A

c)

6 A

d)

8 A

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

According to Ohm's Law, current equals the voltage divided by the _________.

a)

Resistance

b)

Inductance

c)

Capacitance

d)

Power

e)

Conductance

22.

If the current in an electrical circuit is constant, what will happen to the voltage if the resistance is increased?

a)

The voltage will decrease

b)

The voltage will increase

c)

The voltage will stay the same

23.

What is the Voltage, V in the circuit shown?

a)

6.5 V

b)

26 V

c)

0.15 V

24.

If there are 40 Volts and 5 Amps running through an electrical circuit, what is the resistance of the circuit?

a)

1 Ohm

b)

2 Ohms

c)

4 Ohms

d)

6 Ohms

e)

8 Ohms

25.

The circuit with higher resistance will allow less charge to flow, meaning the circuit with higher resistance has less current flowing through it.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

10) If you increase the size of the resistor and keep the voltage the same, what will happen to the current?

a)

The current will decrease

b)

The current will increase

c)

The current will stay the same

27.

The potential difference across a 5 kΩ is 12 V. Find the current flowing through the resistor

a)

60 mA

b)

2.4 mA

c)

1.7 mA

d)

0.998 mA