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Selected Response Questions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This circuit would be...

a)

open

b)

closed

2.

What happens when you disconnect a component from a series circuit?

a)

A. The circuit opens and everything shuts off

b)

B. everything else gets more power

c)

C. everything downstream goes out

3.

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?

a)

0 V

b)

2.4 V

c)

7.2 V

d)

13.8 V

4.

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)

A. series

b)

B. parallel

c)

C. reverse

d)

D. different circuits

5.

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?

a)

0.6 A

b)

17 A

c)

120 A

d)

240 A

6.

How can you calculate the electrical resistance given the information below?

a)

Find the area under the curve

b)

Average the x and y intercepts

c)

Find the inverse of the slope

d)

Find the slope of the graph

7.

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?

a)

52 minutes

b)

3,120 minutes

c)

468 minutes

d)

28,100 minutes

8.

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?

a)

17 A

b)

24 A

c)

96 A

d)

2,160 A

9.

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?

a)

0.83 Ω

b)

12 Ω

c)

120 Ω

d)

240 Ω

10.

If the battery is 5.0 volts, what is the power dissipated by the circuit in the graphic?

a)

0.29 watts

b)

0.83 watts

c)

5 watts

d)

30 watts

11.

How many Volts would we need to produce a current flow of 8 Amps through a 6 Ohm resistor?

a)

48 Volts

b)

12 Volts

c)

14 Volts

d)

2 Volts

12.

If V = 30 and R = 6, how much does I equal?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

24

d)

12

13.

If you increase resistance what happens to current?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

14.

Calculate the voltage of the battery that is providing 0.5A current to a 3 ohm light bulb.

a)

15 V

b)

6 V

c)

1.5 V

d)

0.16 V

15.

What would be the current if a 10 ohm resistor is connected to a 10 V battery?

a)

1 amp

b)

10 amps

c)

100 amps

d)

0 amps

16.

What is the total resistance in this circuit?

a)

50

b)

40

c)

20

d)

10

17.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

18.

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

a)

A. The other bulbs will go out.

b)

B. The other bulbs will get dimmer.

c)

C. The other bulbs will stay on.

d)

D. The battery will become stronger.