series & parallel

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.

Solve for the total resistance of the circuit shown

• 50 V

• 1970 ohms

• 705 K ohms

• 20 Amps

Solve for total Current in the circuit shown

• 25 Amps

• 35 amps

• 25 milliamps

• 35 milliamps

Solve for the voltage drop at resistor 1

• 38 volts

• 60 Kvolts

• 50 volts

• 25 volts

The voltage drop across R1 is ______________________________ V.

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

What is the total circuit resistance of the following five resistors connected in series?

R1 = 27 ohms

R2 = 33 ohms

R3 = 51 ohms

R4 = 1.2 kohms

R5 = 240 ohms

Rt = __________ Ohms

• 353.2

• 1551

• 1.9 K

What is the total circuit resistance of two 25 ohm resistors and three 75 ohm resistors connected in series?

• 100 ohms

• 200 ohms

• 275 ohm

• 175 ohms

A 3.0 Ω resistor and a 6.0 Ω resistor are connected in parallel.What is their combined resistance?

• 0.50Ω

• 2.0Ω

• 4.5Ω

• 9.0Ω

The circuit diagram shows a 4.0 Ω resistor and an 8.0 Ω resistor connected to a 6.0V battery. What is the current in the battery?

• 0.50A

• 0.75A

• 1.50A

• 2.00A

Which one of the following resistors connected in parallel with a 24 Ω would give a total resistance of 8 Ω

• 16 Ω

• 12 Ω

• 8 Ω

• 6 Ω