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.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) resistance (b) energy used each second (c) the push of a cell (d) the flow of charge
- 2.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, current is like … (a) the water pressure (b) a narrow pipe (c) the pipe colour (d) the flow of water
- 3.📏 How many amperes (A) is 590 mA? =
- 4.True or false: how much a part resists is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: voltage is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) the flow of charge (b) resistance (c) energy used each second (d) voltage
- 7.Which of these is measured in volts (V)? (a) energy used each second (b) how much a part resists (c) current (d) voltage
- 8.📏 How many ohms make 1 kilo-ohm (kΩ)? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 1024
- 9.Which of these is measured in ohms (Ω)? (a) power (b) the push of a cell (c) voltage (d) resistance
- 10.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) the push of a cell (d) resistance
- 11.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 3400 W? =
- 12.True or false: the ammeter measures voltage. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📏 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
- 14.📏 Which unit measures voltage? (a) volt (V) (b) ohm (Ω) (c) ampere (A) (d) watt (W)
- 15.True or false: the flow of charge is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: current is measured in amperes (A). (a) True (b) False
- 17.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) make 1 ampere? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
- 18.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 9 kΩ?
- 19.📏 How many kilo-ohms (kΩ) is 6700 Ω? =
- 20.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 21.True or false: the voltmeter measures current. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: the voltmeter is joined across a part. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined in series? (a) voltmeter (b) ammeter
- 24.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 2750 W? =
- 25.True or false: voltage is measured in volts (V). (a) True (b) False
- 26.📏 Which unit measures energy used each second? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 27.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one measures current? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 28.True or false: current is measured in ohms (Ω). (a) False (b) True
- 29.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.5 kW?
- 30.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 1800 W? =
- 31.📏 Voltmeter or ammeter: which one is joined across a part? (a) ammeter (b) voltmeter
- 32.True or false: the voltmeter is joined in series. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📏 How many amperes (A) is 2760 mA? =
- 34.📏 How many ohms (Ω) is 2.5 kΩ?
- 35.True or false: the voltmeter measures voltage. (a) False (b) True
- 36.📏 Which unit measures power? (a) watt (W) (b) volt (V) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 37.📏 How many watts (W) is 3.2 kW?
- 38.📏 How many watts (W) is 4.2 kW?
- 39.📏 In the water-pipe picture of a circuit, resistance is like … (a) a bigger tank (b) the flow of water (c) a narrow pipe (d) the water pressure
- 40.📏 How many kilowatts (kW) is 950 W? =
Answer key
- the push of a cell
- the flow of water
- 0.59
- True
- False
- energy used each second
- voltage
- 1000
- resistance
- current
- 3.4
- False
- the water pressure
- volt (V)
- False
- True
- 1000
- 9000
- 6.7
- ohm (Ω)
- False
- True
- ammeter
- 2.75
- True
- watt (W)
- ammeter
- False
- 4500
- 1.8
- voltmeter
- False
- 2.76
- 2500
- True
- watt (W)
- 3200
- 4200
- a narrow pipe
- 0.95
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