Electronics Worksheet: Voltage, Current and Resistance
Remember (Push, flow, resist): Voltage → volts (V), current → amperes (A), resistance → ohms (Ω), power → watts (W). milli (m) = ÷ 1000 and kilo (k) = × 1000: 250 mA = 0.25 A, 2.2 kΩ = 2200 Ω. Voltmeter across a part; ammeter in series.
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- 1.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the water pressure (c) the flow of water (d) a narrow pipe
- 2.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 1024
- 4.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3500 W? =
- 7.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 9600 Ω? =
- 8.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) ampere (A) (b) watt (W) (c) volt (V) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 9.True or false: power is measured in watts (W). (a) True (b) False
- 10.📏 Which unit measures resistance? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 11.📏 How many watts (W) is 0.6 kW?
- 12.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.6 kW?
- 14.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) voltage (b) power (c) resistance (d) current
- 15.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) the flow of charge (b) voltage (c) power (d) resistance
- 16.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, voltage is like … (a) the tap handle (b) the water pressure (c) the pipe colour (d) the water tank lid
- 17.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) voltage (c) the push of a cell (d) how much a part resists
- 18.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures voltage? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 19.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
- 20.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 21.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.3 kW?
- 22.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 23.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) volt (V) (b) ampere (A) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) watt (W)
- 24.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1800 W? =
- 25.True or false: voltage is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 26.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 1.24 A?
- 27.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) ampere (A) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) watt (W) (d) volt (V)
- 28.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 29.📏 How many amperes (A) is 420 mA? =
- 30.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: the ammeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: energy used each second is measured in watts (W). (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) False (b) True
- 35.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 5600 Ω? =
- 36.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 2900 Ω? =
- 37.True or false: the push of a cell is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 38.📏 How many watts (W) is 2.9 kW?
- 39.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 40.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
Answer key
- a narrow pipe
- True
- 1000
- False
- True
- 3.5
- 9.6
- volt (V)
- True
- ohm (Ω)
- 600
- False
- 4600
- resistance
- voltage
- the water pressure
- how much a part resists
- voltmeter
- 1000
- True
- 3300
- ammeter
- ampere (A)
- 1.8
- False
- 1240
- watt (W)
- ohm (Ω)
- 0.42
- False
- False
- True
- True
- True
- 5.6
- 2.9
- True
- 2900
- True
- ammeter
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