Match the meter to its job

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Voltmeter

   Right

   Measures voltage, wired in parallel

2. Left

   Ammeter

   Right

   Measures current, wired in series

3. Left

   Galvanometer

   Right

   Needle swings with the current in it

4. Left

   Ohmmeter

   Right

   Applies volts, then computes R

5. Left

   Potentiometer

   Right

   Null device for measuring an emf

6. Left

   Wheatstone bridge

   Right

   Null device for finding a resistance

Instructions

Drag each instrument onto what it actually does.

Explanation