Series and Parallel Circuits

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Physics
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9th - 12th Grade
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Alia Jackson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which circuit diagram represents the correct way to measure the current in a resistor?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When only one lightbulb blows out, an entire string of decorative lights goes out. The lights in this string must be connected in
series with multiple current pathways
series with one current pathway
parallel with multiple current pathways
parallel with one current pathway
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 3-ohm resistor and a 6-ohm resistor are connected in parallel across a 9-volt battery. Which statement best compares the potential difference across each resistor?
The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is four times as great as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.
The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is half as great as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.
The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is the same as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.
The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is twice as great as the potential difference across the 3-ohm resistor.
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NGSS.HS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Circuit A has four 3.0-ohm resistors connected in series with a 24-volt battery, and circuit B has two 3.0-ohm resistors connected in series with a 24-volt battery. Compared to the total potential drop across circuit A,
the total potential drop across circuit B is
four times as great
twice as great
the same
one-half as great
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 3.0-ohm resistor and a 6.0-ohm resistor are connected in series in an operating electric circuit. If the current through the 3.0-ohm resistor is 4.0 amperes, what is the potential difference across the 6.0-ohm resistor?
12 V
24 V
2.0 V
8.0 V
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 2.0-ohm resistor and a 4.0-ohm resistor are connected in series with a 12-volt battery. If the current through the 2.0-ohm resistor is 2.0 amperes, the current through the 4.0-ohm resistor is
1.0 A
4.0 A
2.0 A
3.0 A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 6.0-ohm lamp requires 0.25 ampere of current to operate. In which circuit below would the lamp operate correctly when switch S is closed?
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