1.5 Circuit theory

What is the flow of electrical charge through a circuit called?

• Current

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Power

What is the measure of opposition to current flow in a circuit called?

• Current

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Power

What is the electrical force that causes current to flow in a circuit called?

• Current

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Power

____________ __________ assumes that current flows out of the positive side of the battery, through the circuit, and back to the negative side of the battery.

• Conventional Current

• Ohms Law

• Electron Flow

• Kirchoff's Current Law

____________ __________ is what actually happens. The electrons flow out of the negative side of the battery, through the circuit, and back to the positive side of the battery.

• Conventional Current

• Ohm's Law

• Electron Flow

• Kirchhoff's Current Law

Both Conventional Current and Electron Flow are used. In general, the science disciplines use Electron Flow, whereas the engineering disciplines use Conventional Current.

• True

• False

What Law defines the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electric circuit

• Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

• Kirchhoff's Current law

• Ohm's Law

• Mom's Law

Components in a circuit can be connected in one of two ways: Series or parallel.

• True

• False

In a series circuit, there are multiple paths for current to flow.

• True

• False

In a parallel circuit, both ends of the components are connected together.

• True

• False