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Understanding Basic Circuit Concepts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A circuit consists of a 12 V battery and three resistors with resistances of 2 Ω, 3 Ω, and 5 Ω connected in series. What is the total current flowing through the circuit?

a)

0.5 A

b)

1 A

c)

2 A

d)

3 A

2.

In a parallel circuit, there are three resistors with resistances of 4 Ω, 6 Ω, and 12 Ω. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.

a)

2 Ω

b)

3 Ω

c)

4 Ω

d)

5 Ω

3.

A 60 W light bulb is connected to a 120 V power source. What is the current flowing through the bulb?

a)

0.25 A

b)

0.5 A

c)

1 A

d)

2 A

4.

A circuit has a total resistance of 10 Ω and a current of 2 A. What is the voltage across the circuit?

a)

5 V

b)

10 V

c)

20 V

d)

40 V

5.

In a series circuit with a 9 V battery, there are two resistors of 3 Ω and 6 Ω. What is the voltage drop across the 6 Ω resistor?

a)

3 V

b)

4.5 V

c)

6 V

d)

9 V

6.

A circuit consists of a 24 V battery and two resistors of 4 Ω and 8 Ω connected in parallel. What is the total current supplied by the battery?

a)

2 A

b)

3 A

c)

4 A

d)

6 A

7.

A 100 W appliance is connected to a 200 V power source. Calculate the resistance of the appliance.

a)

100 Ω

b)

200 Ω

c)

400 Ω

d)

800 Ω

8.

In a parallel circuit, a 10 Ω resistor and a 20 Ω resistor are connected to a 30 V battery. What is the power dissipated by the 10 Ω resistor?

a)

30 W

b)

60 W

c)

90 W

d)

120 W

9.

A circuit has a 15 V battery and three resistors of 5 Ω each connected in series. What is the power consumed by the circuit?

a)

5 W

b)

10 W

c)

15 W

d)

20 W

10.

A 50 W device operates on a 10 V power supply. What is the current flowing through the device?

a)

2 A

b)

4 A

c)

5 A

d)

10 A

11.

In a series circuit, a 12 V battery is connected to two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω. What is the power dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor?

a)

4 W

b)

8 W

c)

12 W

d)

16 W

12.

A circuit consists of a 9 V battery and two resistors of 3 Ω and 6 Ω connected in parallel. What is the total power consumed by the circuit?

a)

9 W

b)

12 W

c)

18 W

d)

27 W

13.

A 75 W bulb is connected to a 150 V power source. Calculate the resistance of the bulb.

a)

150 Ω

b)

200 Ω

c)

300 Ω

d)

400 Ω

14.

In a parallel circuit, a 5 Ω resistor and a 10 Ω resistor are connected to a 20 V battery. What is the total current flowing through the circuit?

a)

2 A

b)

3 A

c)

4 A

d)

5 A

15.

A circuit has a 30 V battery and three resistors of 10 Ω each connected in series. What is the voltage drop across each resistor?

a)

5 V

b)

10 V

c)

15 V

d)

20 V

16.

Calculate the voltage (V):

(a)  

17.

This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?

a)

3 Amps

b)

192 Amps

c)

2 Amps

d)

4 Amps

18.

What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?

a)

2.5 V

b)

25 V

c)

10 V

d)

.4 V

19.

If you increase the size of the resistor and keep the voltage the same, what will happen to the current?

a)

Current will increase

b)

Current will decrease

c)

Current will stay the same

20.

A resistor with 10 Ω\Omega has 2 amps flowing through it. How many volts of potential difference?

a)

20 V

b)

5 V

c)

0.2 V

d)

10 V

21.

What is the power consumed by a device with a current of 2 A and a voltage of 10 V?

a)

5 W

b)

10 W

c)

20 W

d)

40 W

22.

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

a)

Ampere

b)

Volt

c)

Ohm

d)

Watt

23.

In a series circuit, if the current is 2 A and the total resistance is 5 Ω, what is the voltage across the circuit?

a)

10 V

b)

5 V

c)

2 V

d)

1 V

24.

What happens to the total current in a parallel circuit when more branches are added?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It becomes zero

25.

According to Ohm's Law, what is the formula to calculate voltage?

a)

V=I×RV = I \times R

b)

V=IRV = \frac{I}{R}

c)

V=RIV = R - I

d)

V=I+RV = I + R