Understanding Parallel Circuits

Understanding Parallel Circuits

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

Adding resistors in parallel

Adding resistors in series

Current flow in series circuits

Voltage drop in circuits

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the total current when the switch is closed?

It becomes zero

It increases

It stays the same

It decreases

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law is primarily used to analyze the circuit?

Kirchhoff's Law

Ohm's Law

Faraday's Law

Newton's Law

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the total equivalent resistance affected when the switch is closed?

It decreases

It becomes infinite

It increases

It remains unchanged

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between current and resistance in a parallel circuit?

Directly proportional

Inversely proportional

Exponentially proportional

Unrelated

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the voltage drop across each bulb in a parallel circuit?

Zero

Equal to the source voltage

Half of the source voltage

Double the source voltage

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What remains constant for each bulb when the switch is closed?

Power

Current

Voltage

Resistance

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