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Circuits & Ohm's Law

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the current of a series circuit with a total resistance of 10 ohms and a voltage of 110 V

a)

0.09

b)

11.0

c)

1100.0

d)

10.0

2.

What would you need to do to the voltage if you wanted to increase the current in a series circuit?

a)

Increase

b)

Greater

c)

Decrease

d)

Smaller

3.

A panini press with a resistance of 20.6 ohms is plugged into a 134 V power source. After 17 minutes, what is the power used by the circuit?

a)

14818.05825

b)

889083.4951

c)

871.6504854

d)

110.5825243

4.

What is the unit of current?

a)

volts (V)

b)

amps (A)

c)

ohms (Ω)

d)

joules (J)

5.

What is the difference in finding total resistance in a series circuit vs. in a Parallel circuit?

a)

No Difference

b)

For series use inverse equation, for parallel add resistances up.

c)

For series add up resistances, for parallel add up resistances

d)

For series add up resistances, for parallel use inverse equation

6.

When to use the P=I2R formula

a)

Never

b)

If the question only gives you current and resistance

c)

If the question only gives you voltage

d)

Always

7.

What is the current of a series circuit with values of 5, 9, 17 ohms, with a battery of 12V

a)

0.3871

b)

3870.0

c)

372.0

d)

4.4395

8.

A parallel circuit has 6 ohm, 10 ohm, 12 ohm and 15 ohm resistors and a voltage of 10V, what is the current?

answer given in nearest whole number

a)

1.0

b)

2.0

c)

3.0

d)

4.0

9.
What is the potential difference?
a)
Current
b)
Power
c)
Voltage
d)
Resistance
10.

Three identical resistors of 46 ohms each are connected in parallel. If the circuit has a battery of 12 V, what is the total current in the circuit?

a)

0.08696 A

b)

0.261 A

c)

0.7826 A

d)

3.833 A

11.

Find the Energy used to power a 80 ohm light with a voltage of 120 volts for 8.5 hours

a)

91800.0 J

b)

5508000 J

c)

180.0 J

d)

1530.0 J

12.

If a series circuit of three bulbs is rearranged into a parallel circuit, what will happen to the brightness of three bulbs

a)

The bulbs will turn off due to an incomplete supply of electricity.

b)

All three bulbs will have the same amount of luminosity once rearranged into a parallel circuit but will be dimmer than in parallel.

c)

All three bulbs will have the same amount of luminosity once rearranged into a parallel circuit but will be brighter than in parallel.

d)

The bulb next to the battery will be brightest and each bulb will be dimmer than the one before.

13.
If the total current in a parallel circuit is 2601A and all three resistors are identical, what is the current through R3 if you have a voltage of 12?
a)
867.0
b)
205.0
c)
354.0
d)
976.0
14.
How to find power
a)
V=IR
b)
R+V/I
c)
P=VI
d)
P= RT
15.

A lamp has a resistance of 23 ohms and is plugged in to a 135 V power supply. What is the current in the lamp?

a)

112.0

b)

3105.0

c)

0.17

d)

5.87

16.
If there is a 4 ohm resistor, 6 ohm resistor, and a 8 ohm resistor in a parallel circuit, what is the total resistance?
a)
6.43333333
b)
1.8461538
c)
0.3246777777
d)
1.5321111111
17.

What is the power of the circuit if the total resistance is 76.99Ω and the voltage is 17V?

a)

0.2208

b)

3.7537

c)

0.2664

d)

4.5288

18.
What does V stand for?
a)
Vendetta
b)
Voltage
c)
Velocity
d)
Vector
19.

What does R stand for?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rictor Scale

c)

Resistance

d)

Right

20.

A parallel circuit is...

a)

A closed circuit that exists in a parallel universe

b)

A closed circuit that follows one path and completes the circuit

c)

A closed circuit that divides and conquers the electrical power of the circuit

d)

A closed circuit that divides into two or paths before recombining to complete the circuit

21.
What is Power?
a)
Shadow Warrior 2 OST
b)
Work divided by Time
c)
Work multiplied by Time
d)
of Castle Grayskull
22.

Four identical resistors are set up in a parallel circuit with 27.5 ohms each. If the voltage is 18 volts what is the current?

a)

4.983

b)

2.618

c)

2.918

d)

3.427

23.

You are given a parallel circuit with three identical resistors of 23 ohms, and two 11V batteries. What is the power of the whole circuit?

a)

63.13

b)

15.78261

c)

11.0

d)

7.66667

24.

Johnny and Sam are working on a physics lab together. In their lab, they are to create both a series circuit and a parallel circuit using identical materials. Johnny constructs the series circuit while Sam makes the parallel circuit. After observing the two circuits, Sam argues that his circuit contains more resistance than Johnny's circuit. Johnny says that Sam is wrong, and that his circuit has more resistance. Who is correct?

a)

Sam is correct, the parallel circuit has more paths for the electricity to travel, making the resistance greater.

b)

Sam is correct, the parallel circuit's light(s) is brighter, meaning there is more resistance.

c)

Johnny is correct, parallel circuits have LESS resistance because the current is greater.

d)

Johnny is correct, parallel circuits have LESS resistance because their resistors add inversely, while the resistors in series circuits add normally.

25.
What is the first step to solving for a Parallel circuite
a)
Add the currents to find the total currents
b)
Find the current through each branch I= v/r for each branch
c)
Use the one current to find the voltage drop across each resistor
d)
Check by adding resistors using inverse law
26.

What is the voltage needed to run a 9.2 ohm toaster on a 5.5 amps?

a)

9.2 V

b)

5.06 V

c)

34.14 V

d)

50.6 V

27.
If there is a parallel circuit with three resistors that are 34ohm each. And with a 12v battery what is the current of this circuit
a)
1.0588
b)
11.333
c)
0.0882
d)
1.0
28.

If a circuit is pulling 40 ohms at 200 volts, what is the power of the circuit?

a)

5.0

b)

1000.0

c)

200.0

d)

40.0

29.
You are given a basic series circuit with a battery, a switch, and three identical resistors. If the circuit is rearranged so that it is now a parallel circuit, what would happen to the current?
a)
it would decrease
b)
it would stay the same
c)
it would increase
d)
it would react inversely
30.
what is the current in a toaster of 1200 ohms when hooked up to a 100 v outlet?
a)
0.8333
b)
0.0833
c)
0.3333
d)
0.0333
31.

What is the current in a series circuit that has a total resistance of 3.7 ohms and uses a 8.9 V battery

a)

.817 A

b)

5.33 A

c)

2.405 A

d)

13.29 A

32.
What is the power if the electrical potential difference is 100 V and the resistance is 25 ohms?
a)
6.25
b)
400.0
c)
25.0
d)
100.0
33.

What is the total resistance in a parallel circuit if R1: 12 ohms R2: 7 ohms R3: 8 ohms

a)

2.847

b)

27.0

c)

0.02847

d)

0.0027

34.
What is the Electric Potential Difference of a circuit with 23 ohms and a 14V battery
a)
14.0
b)
322.0
c)
0.6087
d)
1.6429
35.

For which circuit do you have to inverse the resistors to find the equivalent resistance?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

both series and parallel circuits

d)

neither series and parallel circuits

36.

What is an equation to find V?

a)

V=IR

b)

R=VI

c)

V=I/R

d)

R=IV

37.

What is the voltage drop across one 40 ohm resistor in parallel with 2 other 40 ohm resistors if the battery on the circuit is 69 volts.

a)

69.0

b)

40.0

c)

1.725

d)

5.175