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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
This circuit would be...
open
closed
What happens when you disconnect a component from a series circuit?
A. The circuit opens and everything shuts off
B. everything else gets more power
C. everything downstream goes out
The newest generation of smart phone uses three different batteries connected in a series simultaneously to extend battery life and generate the energy necessary to power the device. If each battery is rated at 2.4 V, what is the overall voltage provided to the phone?
0 V
2.4 V
7.2 V
13.8 V
One light bulb in the kitchen burns out and suddenly several lights go out in the house. This would provide evidence that the bulbs were wired in —
A. series
B. parallel
C. reverse
D. different circuits
A single 12.0 V battery is connected in series with two identical 10 Ω resistors. What is the current moving through the first resistor?
0.6 A
17 A
120 A
240 A
How can you calculate the electrical resistance given the information below?
Find the area under the curve
Average the x and y intercepts
Find the inverse of the slope
Find the slope of the graph
An average 1.50 V Alkaline AA battery has 9,360 J of stored energy. If the battery is placed in a toy that requires 2.00 amperes of current to operate, how many minutes will the battery last before it runs out of energy?
52 minutes
3,120 minutes
468 minutes
28,100 minutes
A student examining a flashlight observes that it uses a traditional incandescent light bulb. The power rating of the bulb is 60 W, and the bulb is connected to 36 V. What is the current moving through the bulb?
17 A
24 A
96 A
2,160 A
A 20A fuse is connected in series with a circuit containing a 240 V source. What is the minimum resistance required to prevent the fuse from melting?
0.83 Ω
12 Ω
120 Ω
240 Ω
If the battery is 5.0 volts, what is the power dissipated by the circuit in the graphic?
0.29 watts
0.83 watts
5 watts
30 watts
How many Volts would we need to produce a current flow of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor?
48 Volts
12 Volts
14 Volts
2 Volts
If V = 30 and R = 6, how much does I equal?
5
6
24
12
If you increase resistance what happens to current?
it decreases
it increases
Calculate the voltage of the battery that is providing 0.5A current to a 3 ohm light bulb.
15 V
6 V
1.5 V
0.16 V
What would be the current if a 10 ohm resistor is connected to a 10 V battery?
1 amp
10 amps
100 amps
0 amps
What is the total resistance in this circuit?
50
40
20
10
What type of circuit is this?
Parallel
Series
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
A. The other bulbs will go out.
B. The other bulbs will get dimmer.
C. The other bulbs will stay on.
D. The battery will become stronger.
