WorksheetsCircuit basics
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
A resistor in a circuit has a potential difference of 20 V across it. The current through the resistor is 0.4 mA.What is the resistance of the resistor?
50 Ω
8 Ω
0.02 Ω
5 Ω
Which of the following is the correct unit for potential difference?
Ohm
Ampere
Watt
Volt
How many millivolts are there in 0.5 volts?
5
5000
50
500
Benjamin wants to find out the resistance of a resistor. He connects the resistor to a variable potential difference power source and uses an ammeter to find the current through the resistor. His results are shown in the table. What is the resistance of the resistor?
2 Ω
10 Ω
0.06 Ω
16.6 Ω
Ammeters should always be connected in________ .
Voltmeters should always be connected in ________.
series, series
parallel, parallel
series, parallel
parallel, series
The diagram shows an electric circuit consisting of a cell and a bulb. If the potential difference across the bulb is 1 volt and the current through the bulb is 1 ampere,what is the resistance of the bulb?
1 Ω
1 KΩ
1 W
1 KW
If a component in a circuit has lower electrical resistance, is it easier or harder for charges to move through it?
Harder
Easier
Which of the following is the correct definition of an electrical conductor?
A material that is easy for charge to flow through
A material that is hard for charge to flow through
Four identical resistors are placed in series in a circuit. The resistance of all four resistors together is 36 Ω.What is the resistance of each resistor individually?
9 Ω
12 Ω
6 Ω
3 Ω
A battery supplying 12 V is connected in series with two resistors. The potential difference across the first resistor is 4 V.What is the potential difference across the second resistor?
4V
8V
16V
10V
Three identical resistors are connected in series in a circuit. A voltmeter is used to measure the potential difference across all three of them, and it is found to be 18 V.What is the potential difference across each resistor individually?
6V
18V
54V
36V
The circuit in the diagram consists of two resistors in series, with ammeters, A1 , A2 ,and A3 ,placed at different points in the circuit. A1 reads 4 A.What is the current given by the second ammeter, A2 ?What is the current given by the third ammeter, A3 ?
4A and 2A
2A and 4A
4A and 4A
2A and 2A
A student sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. She uses a voltmeter to measure the potential difference across R1 and finds it to be 4 V. She then uses a voltmeter to measure the potential difference across R2 and finds it to be 10 V. What is the potential difference across both resistors together?
4V
10V
6V
14V
The circuit in the diagram consists of two resistors in series. What is the total resistance of the two resistors?
2 Ω
5 Ω
7 Ω
12 Ω
A student sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. If the value of 𝑅 is 3 Ω,what is the current through the circuit?
1A
3A
2A
7A
The circuit shown in the diagram consists of three resistors connected in series with a cell. The first resistor has a resistance of 𝑅,the second resistor has a resistance of 2𝑅,and the third resistor has a resistance of 3𝑅.The cell provides a potential difference of 24 V.The current through the circuit is 0.1 A.What is the value of 𝑅?
240 Ω
40 Ω
120 Ω
80 Ω
The diagram shows a circuit consisting of a cell and two resistors connected in series. If the total resistance of the circuit is 20 Ω,what is the value of 𝑅?
20 Ω
27 Ω
13 Ω
7 Ω
The diagram shows two circuits. Are the two circuits equivalent to each other? If not, then why?
No, because the current goes a different way around the circuit in the second circuit.
Yes, the two circuits are equivalent.
No, because the resistors are in different positions.
No, because the cell is the opposite way around in the second circuit.
The diagram shows four circuits with components connected in parallel. Which two circuits are equivalent?
(a) and (d)
(b) and (c)
(c) and (d)
(b) and (d)
Elizabeth sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. The current through the first ammeter, I1 ,is 5 A.What is the value of Itotal ?Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
11,3 A
4,5 A
7,9 A
8,2 A
A student sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. Initially, the switch is open. When the student closes the switch, will the current flowing through the circuit increase or decrease?
Decrease
Increase
The circuit shown in the diagram consists of two resistors connected in parallel to a cell. The value of Itotal is equal to 30 A.What is the value of I2 ?
5A
10A
15A
20A
The circuit shown in the diagram consists of two resistors connected in parallel to a cell. The value of the current given by the second ammeter, I2 ,is 3 A.What is the value of Itotal ?
15A
12A
9A
6A
A student sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. The three resistors are identical. The value of Itotal is 15 A.What is the value of I3 ?
2 A
10 A
3 A
5 A
A student sets up the circuit shown in the diagram. The value of Itotal is 8 A and the value of I1 is 6 A.
What is the value of I2 ?
What is the potential difference supplied by the cell to the circuit?
4A, 12V
8A, 2V
14A, 6V
2A , 24V
The diagram shows two resistors connected in parallel to a cell. If the potential difference across the 3 Ω resistor is 18 V,what is the potential difference across the 6 Ω resistor?
18 V
3 V
6 V
12 V
