Series and Parallel Circuits

1.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The equivalent resistance of this circuit is

25.7 ohms

315 ohms

324 ohms

90 ohms

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

This is an example of a ______ circuit

Series

Parallel

Open

Dihexihedral

3.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What kind of circuit is this?

Series

Consecutive

Parallel

Training

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What kind of circuit is this?

Series

Consecutive

Parallel

Training

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because:

It has 3 light bulbs.

The same current flows through all three light bulbs.

It uses a single battery.

The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

wood is a _____?

conductor

insulator

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

brass is a _____?

insulator

conductor

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

Circuit

Insulator

Resistance

Conductor

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily

Circuit

Insulator

Resistance

Conductor

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

what kind of circuit is this?

parallel

series

chris barton

open

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

this is the symbol for a _____?

switch

light

battery

wires

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

what is this symbol for?

light bulb

switch

battery

resistor

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Total resistance in a series circuit

R_{t =}R₁ + R₂+ R₃ ...

1/R_{t =}1/R₁ + 1/R_{2 ...}

R_t= R₁X R₂/ R₁ + R_{2 ...}

R_t= R_N/ R_V

14.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

This is an example of a _______ circuit

open

series

parallel

square

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on.

closed circuit

series circuit

parallel circuit

open circuit

16.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

A circuit with 3 resistors, 10 Ohms, 30 Ohms and 20 Ohms are in series. What is the total resistance

30 Ohms

50 Ohms

60 Ohms

100 Ohms

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Total resistance in a parallel circuit

R_{t =}R₁ + R₂+ R₃ ...

1/R_{t =}1/R₁ + 1/R_{2 ...}

R_t= R₁X R₂/ R₁ + R_{2 ...}

R_t= R_N/ R_V

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Three resistors are connected to a 9 V battery in a series circuit: the first resistor uses 6 V, the second uses 2 V. How much voltage does the third resistor use?

1 V

2 V

3 V

9 V

19.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Find

total resistance
total current
the voltage through resistor 3

60 Ohms, 0.4 A, 8 V

60 Ohms, 2.5 A, 8 V

90 Ohms, 2.5 A, 24 V

60 Ohms, 0.4 A, 24 V

20.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The total current through this circuit is

0.02 amps

0.09 amps

50 amps

9 amps

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What happens when you add a second bulb to a series circuit?

The first bulb gets brighter

The second bulb will be as bright as the first because they both get full power

The circuit will no longer work

Both bulbs will be half as bright because the voltage is divided by two now

22.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of these best completes the circuit?

rubber band

metal nail

leather shoelace

wooden toothpick

23.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The current going through the 90 ohm resistor is

10 amps

0.1 amps

0.2 amps

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the voltage on a battery mean?

The speed of electron flow through it.

How tough it is for electrons to flow through it.

The amount of energy given to the electrons.

The amount of energy taken away from the electrons.

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