Series and Parallel Circuits

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
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What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

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.

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

• closed circuit
• series circuit
• parallel circuit
• open circuit

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. 

• One
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

what is this symbol for?

• light bulb
• switch
• battery
• resistor

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Which circuit diagram represents the correct way to measure the current in a resistor?

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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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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

Three resistors, 4 ohms, 6 ohms, and 8 ohms, are connected in parallel in an electric circuit. The equivalent resistance of the circuit is

• between 4 ohms and 8 ohms

• less than 4 ohms

• 18 ohms

• between 10. ohms and 18 ohms