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Ohm’s Law Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: They noticed better _______ when they switched to silver wiring.

a)

conductance

b)

appearance

c)

weight

d)

flexibility

2.

Fill in the blank: She used a _______ to check if the battery still had any charge.

a)

multimeter

b)

calculator

c)

thermometer

d)

microscope

3.

Fill in the blank: In a _______ circuit, the lights stayed on even when one bulb burned out.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

open

d)

closed

4.

Which of the following best describes Ohm's Law?

a)

A device used to take multiple electrical measurements.

b)

The equation I = V/R, which states that the amount of steady current through a material is directly proportional to the voltage across the material divided by the electrical resistance of the material.

c)

A measure of how easily current can flow through a circuit.

d)

A circuit where components are wired in such a way that there are multiple paths for electricity to flow through.

5.

What is a schematic diagram?

a)

A representation of a circuit that uses pictures to show how components in a circuit are connected.

b)

A circuit where components are wired one after the other, forming a single path for current to flow through.

c)

A representation of a circuit that uses graphical symbols to represent each component.

6.

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a circuit where components are wired one after the other, forming a single path for current to flow through.

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

open circuit

d)

short circuit

7.

Which component is commonly used to limit the flow of current in a circuit?

a)

Transformer

b)

Switch

c)

Capacitor

d)

Resistor

8.

Fill in the blank: A _______ circuit allows electricity to flow through more than one path.

a)

open

b)

series

c)

short

d)

parallel

9.

What does a multimeter measure in an electrical circuit?

a)

Only light intensity

b)

Only temperature

c)

Only sound

d)

Voltage, current, and resistance

10.

Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber

b)

Wood

c)

Silver

d)

Plastic

11.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is used to open or close an electrical circuit.

a)

capacitor

b)

resistor

c)

switch

d)

transformer

12.

What happens to the total resistance in a series circuit when more resistors are added?

a)

It decreases

b)

It becomes zero

c)

It increases

d)

It stays the same