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Parallel Circuits & Junction Rule

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Circuit X is brighter than circuit Y
b)
Circuit Y is brighter than circuit X
c)
Both circuits have the same brightness
d)
Neither circuit will light the bulbs
2.

What is the current through R1?

a)

10 A

b)

5 A

c)

7 A

d)

2 A

3.
In a parallel circuit which of the following is the same value throughout the circuit?
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Resistance
d)
Charge
4.
In a parallel circuit which of the following varies based on the amount of resistance
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Ohms Law
d)
Charge
5.
The voltage drop across the 180 ohm resistor is 
a)
9 V
b)
6 V
c)
2 V
d)
12 V
6.
The current going through the battery of this circuit is
a)
0.35 amps
b)
0.0286 amps
c)
0 amps
d)
9 amps
7.

An electrical junction has three wires A, B and C connected to it. Wire A carries 4.2 A going in, wire B carries 2.6 A going out. What does wire C carry?

a)

1.6 A going in

b)

1.6 A going out

c)

6.8 A going in

d)

6.8 A going out

8.

An electrical junction has four wires A, B, C and D connected to it. Wire A carries 7A going in, wire B carries 5 A going out and wire C carries 2 A going in. What does wire D carry?

a)

10 A going out

b)

5 A going out

c)

4 A going in

d)

4 A going out

9.

Select the correct statement:

a)

The current in parallel resistors is always equal.

b)

The sum of the sources of EMF and volt-drops in a closed loop is zero.

c)

The sum of the currents in a closed loop is zero.

d)

The sum of the voltages at a node is zero.

10.

Points P and Q are connected to a battery of fixed voltage. As more resistors R are added to the parallel circuit, what happens to the total current in the circuit?

a)

increases

b)

remains the same

c)

decreases

d)

drops to zero

11.

Current flows through a lightbulb. If a wire is now connected across the bulb, what happens?

a)

all the current continues to flow through the bulb

b)

half the current flows through the wire, the other half continues through the bulb

c)

all the current flows through the wire

12.

Kirchhoff's junction rule is a statement of ______

a)

the law of conservation of momentum.

b)

the law of conservation of energy.

c)

the law of conservation of charge.

d)

the law of ohms.

13.
The current going through the 45 ohm resistor is 
a)
0.05 amps
b)
0.2 amps
c)
0.1 amps
d)
5 amps
14.
The total resistance of this circuit is 
a)
25.7 ohms
b)
315 ohms
c)
324 ohms
d)
90 ohms
15.
Find the total resistance, total current and total voltage for the following circuit
a)
VT = 9 V
T = 3
RT = 14
b)
VT = 9
T = 0.64
RT = 14
c)
VT = 9 
T = 6.3
RT = 1.4
d)
VT = 9
T = 0.64
RT = 1.4