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Circuits Test

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true regarding a series circuit?

a)

Voltage is the same everywhere

b)

Current is the same everywhere

c)

Resistance is the same everywhere

d)

Power is the same everywhere

2.

Which of the following is true regarding a parallel circuit?

a)

Voltage is the same everywhere

b)

Current is the same everywhere

c)

Resistance is the same everywhere

d)

Power is the same everywhere

3.

Which of the symbols represents current in an electrical circuit?

a)

I

b)

V

c)

R

d)

P

4.

An electrical circuit is powered by a 12-volt battery and contains a light bulb. The current flowing in the circuit is 20 amps. What is the resistance of the light bulb?

a)

0.6 Ohms

b)

240 Ohms

c)

1.67 Ohms

d)

12 Ohms

5.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
6.

What is the power of the circuit?

a)

0.33 W

b)

3 W

c)

8 W

d)

12 W

7.
The total resistance of this circuit is 
a)
25.7 ohms
b)
315 ohms
c)
324 ohms
d)
90 ohms
8.
The total current going through the battery of this circuit is
a)
0.35 amps
b)
0.0286 amps
c)
0 amps
d)
9 amps
9.

What is the equivalent or total resistance (Re) across this circuit?

a)

3 kΩ

b)

10 kΩ

c)

13 kΩ

d)

18 kΩ

10.

This is the symbol of which electrical device?

a)

A light bulb

b)

An resistor

c)

An electrical cell

d)

A switch

11.

This is the symbol for a(n) ..................?

a)

single cell

b)

bulb

c)

battery

d)

AC current source

12.

This type of circuit only has one path for current to flow.

a)

parallel

b)

combination

c)

split

d)

series

13.

A parallel circuit

a)

has only one path for current to travel

b)

has more than one path for current to travel

c)

does not allow electricity to travel through it

d)

has magnets that cause electric current

14.
The voltage drop across the 180 ohm resistor is 
a)
9 V
b)
6 V
c)
2 V
d)
12 V
15.
The current through the battery of this circuit is
a)
0.02 amps
b)
0.09 amps
c)
50 amps
d)
9 amps
16.

Solve for the total resistance of the circuit shown

a)

50 V

b)

1970 ohms

c)

705 K ohms

d)

20 Amps

17.

Using the circuit shown solve for total power dissipated in this circuit.

a)

20 watts

b)

30 watts

c)

1.8 Kilowatts

d)

180 watts

18.

The voltage drop across R1 is ______________________________ V.

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

19.

What is the equivalent resistance of this circuit?

a)

25 ohms

b)

8.3 ohms

c)

7.3 ohms

d)

9.0 ohms

20.

If every resistor has a value of 10 ohms, what is the equivalent resistance?

a)

8.3 ohms

b)

50 ohms

c)

11.7 ohms

d)

12.4 ohms

21.

This is an example of a _______ circuit

a)

Open

b)

Series

c)

Parallel

d)

Square

22.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
23.

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

a)

18 ohms

b)

9.0 ohms

c)

4.2 ohms

d)

6.6 ohms

24.

What potential difference is required across an 8.0-Ω resistor to cause 2.0 A to flow through it?

a)

4.0 V

b)

16 V

c)

8.0 V

d)

32 V

25.

A 200-W light bulb is connected across a 100-V dc power supply. What current will flow through this bulb?

a)

0.90 A

b)

0.36 A

c)

0.60 A

d)

2.0 A

26.

Solve the circuit. In your answer include the values of It, I1, I2, I3, Rt, V1, V2, V3, P1, P2, P3, and Pt.

4 lines
27.

Solve the circuit. Include the values for Vt, V1, V2, V3, Rt, I1, I2, I3, Pt, P1, P2, and P3.

4 lines
28.

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

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