WorksheetsHP1 Circuits Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the mathematical symbol for current in Ohm's Law Equation?
q
V
R
I
Of the options below, which has little electrical resistance?
Plastic
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Air
Voltage Gain from a battery or Voltage Drop for a lightbulb is analogous to the...
Power of a circuit
Energy supplied or consumed by that part
Resistance of the current flow
Current in the Circuit
Match the Unit to its quantity
Ampere
Current
Watt
Power
Volt
Voltage
Joule
Energy
Ω
Resistance
What happens to the total resistance of a parallel circuit as you add resistors?
Increases
Decreases
Stays the Same
Goes to Zero
What happens to the total current of a circuit as you place more and more resistors in parallel?
Increases
Decreases
Stays the Same
Becomes zero somehow
What happens to the total voltage of a circuit as you place more and more resistors in parallel?
Increases
Decreases
Stays the Same
Becomes zero somehow
How do you connect an ammeter's leads to a circuit to determine current?
In series with the rest of the circuit
In parallel with the rest of the circuit
One lead goes to the circuit, the other to ground
Each end goes on a different side of the battery
How do you connect an voltmeter's leads to a circuit to determine voltage?
In series with the rest of the circuit
In parallel with the rest of the circuit
One lead goes to the circuit, the other to ground
Goes between the battery and the first resistor
Voltmeters are designed to have...
high resistance
low resistance
high power output
high current
low power output
A resistor has a voltage drop of 18 volts and a current through it of 3 amps. What is its resistance?
54 Ω
0.167 Ω
6 Ω
21 Ω
A resistor with 10 Ω has 2 amps flowing through it. How many volts of potential difference?
20 V
5 V
0.2 V
10 V
Which of the following is a unit of power consumption that the electricity utility places on bills to charge customers?
Joule
Amp
Watt
kilowatt ∘ hour
A resistor with 15 ohms of resistance and a voltage of 4 volts has how much current?
60 amps
0.267 amps
3.75 amps
1.25 amps
What is a valid method of determining power besides Current ⋅ Voltage?
RV
I∘R
I2∘R
R2V
Match the following circuits to their pictures
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Short Circuit
Combo Circuit
Open Circuit
If a 2Ω and a 4Ω resistor are in series with each other what is the total resistance on the circuit?
2 Ω
4 Ω
1.33 Ω
6 Ω
If a 6 Ω and 2 Ω resistor are in parallel with each other what is the total resistance on the circuit?
12 Ω
4 Ω
1.5 Ω
8 Ω
What kind of circuit would we find in a cheap strand of holiday lights, if one bulb goes out on the line they ALL go out?
Parallel Circuit
Series Circuit
Simple Circuit
Short Circuit
Which kind of circuit would we find in a household circuit?
Parallel Circuit
Short Circuit
Series Circuit
Complex Circuit
How can you identify a parallel circuit?
It has constant current
Everything is on a common line
It has constant resistance
It has junctions somewhere on the circuit
From this image how could you determine the Resistance that caused this graphical relationship?
x2−x1y2−y1
Determine the y-intercept
riserun
ΔyΔx
