EE Ch. 8 Series Circuits Q

The ways an electrical circuit can be constructed are:

• series

• combination of both series and parallel

• parallel

• elctro-magnetic

A type of circuit that only has one path for electrons to flow through the devices wired in the circuit.

• series

• parallel

• Electromagnetic

• combination circuit

The total ________ applied to a series circuit is equal to the total number of individual _______ drops in a series circuit.

• current

• voltage

• power

• resistance

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law states that the sum of all voltage drops around a closed loop in a circuit equals ________. This means the sum of voltage sources equals the sum of voltage drops.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

In simple terms, using Kirchhoff's voltage law, when you traverse a closed loop, the total voltage rise must equal the total voltage drop. 

• True

• False

What law was applied to calculate the total voltage in the circuit attached.

• Ohm's

• Watt's

• Kirchhoff's

• Volta's

_______ drop refers to the decrease in electrical potential as current flows through a circuit due to resistance

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Current

• Electrical

Voltage drop primarily occurs due to resistance in electrical circuits, particularly in conductors like wires and cables. As current flows, it encounters resistance, which converts electrical energy into heat, causing a voltage reduction. Factors that contribute to resistance and therefore voltage drop are:

• conductor length

• conductor material

• conductor guage

• ambient temperature

The current in a ________ circuit is _______ throughout the circuit.

• series, equal

• series, 0

• parallel, equal

• parallel, 0

The formula for series circuit current value is a mathematical way of expressing that a current value measured at any point in a series is equal to the current value at any other point in the same circuit.

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