WorksheetsOhms Law
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 48mins
(I X R)
Voltage divided by Resistance
(V / R)
Current
Power
Ohms
Watts
(I X R)
Voltage divided by Resistance
(V / R)
Current
Power
Ohms
Watts
What is the formula for ohms law?
1+2=3
R X V = I
V=I x R
R= I x V
The mathematical relationship among Voltage, Current, and Resistance
Faraday's Law
Tesla's Law
Edison's Law
Ohm's Law
According to Ohm's Law, if you were to triple the voltage of a circuit without changing the resistance, what would happen to the flow of current?
It would stay the same
It would increase by 2x
It would increase by 3x
It would decrease by 3x
According to Ohm's Law, if you were to double the voltage and double the resistance, what would happen to the flow of current?
It would stay the same
It would increase 2x
It would increase 4x
It would decrease 2x
An alarm clock draws 0.5 A of current when connected to a 120 volt circuit. Calculate its resistance.
60Ω
120Ω
180Ω
240Ω
Speakers need a household voltage of 110 V to push a current of 5.5 A through them. What is the
resistance of the speakers?
10Ω
20Ω
30Ω
40Ω
An IPod uses a standard 1.5 V battery. How much resistance is in the circuit if it uses a current of 0.01A?
50Ω
100Ω
150Ω
200Ω
A circuit contains a 1.5 volt battery and a bulb with a resistance of 3 ohms. Calculate the current.
0.5A
1A
1.5A
2A
What current flows through a hair dryer plugged into a 120 Volt circuit if it has a resistance of 25 ohms?
2.4A
3.6A
4.8A
6A
If a toaster produces 12 ohms of resistance in a 120-volt circuit, what is the amount of current in the
circuit?
5A
10A
15A
20A
A 12 Volt car battery pushes charge through the headlight circuit resistance of 10 ohms. How much current
is passing through the circuit?
1A
1.2A
1.4A
1.6A
How much voltage would be necessary to generate 10 amps of current in a circuit that has 5 ohms of
resistance?
10V
50V
100V
150V
An electric heater works by passing a current of 100 A though a coiled metal wire, making it red hot. If the
resistance of the wire is 1.1 ohms, what voltage must be applied to it?
70V
90V
110V
130V
A light bulb has a resistance of 5 ohms and a maximum current of 10 A. How much voltage can be applied
before the bulb will break?
5V
10V
25V
50V
What is the potential difference across an electrical load that has a resistance of 4 Ω and a current of 3 A flowing through it?
4V
8V
12V
16V
Calculate the current an electric clothes dryer draws when it is connected to a 230 V source and has a resistance
of 9.2 Ω.
5A
15A
25A
35A
A portable radio connected to a 9.0 V battery draws a current of 25 A. What is the resistance of the radio?
0.036Ω
0.36Ω
3.6Ω
36Ω
What type of energy is the electrical energy from the battery being converted into in this radio?
Heat and light
Sound and light
Sound and heat
Potential energy
How much resistance does a heavy duty flashlight have if it has a current of 25 mA flowing through it and is being
powered by four 1.5 V cells?
0.15Ω
1.5Ω
15Ω
150Ω
