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Resistance

Name Class Date

1 Fill in the table to show the units used for the

different quantities in the formula.
Quantity Name of Symbol for
unit unit
resistance
current amps
voltage V
2 Tick the wire in each group that has the highest resistance.
⬜
a ⬜b
⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜
3 Fill in the gaps in these sentences using words from the box. You may use each word once,
more than once or not at all.

current difficult good high insulators low poor

Resistance is a way of saying how easy or it is for an electric

to flow through a component.
Metals are conductors of electricity and have
resistances.
Insulating materials are conductors of electricity and have
resistances.
Plastic, glass and ceramics are insulators.
4 What voltage do you need to make a 4 A
You can use these formulae to calculate
current flow around a circuit with a resistance
voltage, current or resistance.
of 10 Ω?
voltage = current × resistance
voltage = current × .
= × .
resistance =
=  V

current =

5 What is the resistance of a bulb when the voltage across it is 6 V and the current is 0.2 A?

. .
resistance =
. .
= 6 V

=  V

I can…
● describe some variables that affect resistance
● use the formula relating voltage, current and resistance.

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