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Y10 Electricity Ohm's law

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
2.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
3.
The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
4.
Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs? 
a)
A
b)
B
5.
Current is...
a)
moving protons
b)
moving electrons
c)
measured in volts
d)
measured in ohms
6.
Electrical resistance is measured in
a)
volts.
b)
amperes.
c)
joules.
d)
watts.
e)
none of the above.
7.

current is measured in

a)

amperes

b)

Volts

c)

Ohms

8.

Calculate the quantity of charge, Q, obtained when a current of 25 amps runs for 1 minute

a)

Q = 1,800 C

b)

Q = 1,500 C

c)

Q = 1000 C

d)

Q = 3000 C

9.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
10.

The amount of energy used to move one coulomb of electrons through the circuit is its

a)

current

b)

voltage

c)

resistance

11.
Voltage is simply defined as...
a)
what 'pushes' electrons
b)
what 'stops' electrons
c)
moving electrons
12.

What is the SI unit of electric charge?

(a)  

13.
What voltage is needed to cause a 2A current flow through a 10Ω resistor?
a)
5V
b)
0.2V
c)
20V
d)
200V
14.

Who was the first electricity detective

a)

Sherlock OHMS

b)

Dr Watson

c)

NYPD blue

15.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
16.
a)
all bulbs are lit equally
b)
the two top bulbs are brighter
c)
the single lower bulb is brighter
d)
the single bulb does not light and the other two are dim
17.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
 can still light up
c)
 will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
18.
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
19.
Current times Resistance equals
 (I X R)
a)
Power
b)
Voltage
c)
Amperage
d)
Ohm
20.

If the battery produced 12.6 Volts what would be the current flow for a 6 Ohm resistor?

a)

2.1 Amps

b)

2.4 Amps

c)

1.71 Amps

d)

15 Amps

21.

Based on the graph, which of the following would be true regarding the relationship of voltage and current?

a)

As voltage increases, current decreases.

b)

Voltage will not affect current.

c)

As voltage decreases, current increases.

d)

As voltage increases, current also increases.

22.

What is the formula for resistance?

a)

R = I / V

b)

R = V / I

c)

R = V x I

d)

R = (V x I) / 2

23.

What is the formula for current?

a)

I = V / R

b)

I = R / V

c)

I = V x R

d)

I = (V x R) / 2

24.

What is the formula for voltage?

a)

V = (I x R) / 2

b)

V = I / R

c)

V = R / I

d)

V = I x R

25.

If a charger for a tablet offers a voltage of 120V and has 240Ω of resistance, what is the amperage?

a)

0.5A

b)

2A

c)

14,400A

d)

28,800A