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Circuits Final Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which resistors are in parallel?

(Mark all that apply)

a)

R1

b)

R2

c)

R3

d)

R4

e)

R5

2.

What happens in a parallel circuit when you add a resistor in parallel?

(Mark all that apply)

a)

Total resistance goes up

b)

Total resistance goes down

c)

Total current goes up

d)

Total current goes down

3.

Kirchhoff's Current Law says what for a point in a circuit?

a)

Current in > Current out

b)

Current in < Current out

c)

Current through a circuit = 0

d)

Current in = Current out

4.

A resistor opens in a parallel circuit. What will happen to the total current?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

Go to zero

5.

What is current 4 (I4)?

a)

9 mA

b)

10 mA

c)

1 mA

d)

3 mA

6.

You need to solve this circuit to find the current going through resistor 4. What is the first step you would do to solve this?

a)

Find the total current

b)

Find the total resistance

c)

Find the total voltage

d)

Find the total power

7.

In a balanced Wheatstone Bridge, Vout = ?

a)

0

b)

V1

c)

V2

d)

Vin

8.

In this circuit, R3 is increased. What happens?

(Mark all that apply)

a)

Total voltage goes down

b)

Total current goes down

c)

Total resistance goes up

d)

Voltage across R1 goes down

9.

Draw where you connect voltmeter probes to measure the load voltage.

10.

The temperature is 25 degrees C. What would the resistance be?

a)

17 Ω

b)

25 Ω

c)

25,000 Ω

d)

15,000 Ω

11.

You measure the voltage of a 25 k Ohm resistor. Which voltmeter internal resistance would be the best for getting an accurate measurement?

a)

10 kΩ

b)

25 kΩ

c)

100 kΩ

d)

10 MΩ

12.

For resistors in parallel, what is the same?

a)

Voltage drop

b)

Current through

c)

Power dissipated

d)

Charge held

13.

What determines if a circuit is series or parallel?

a)

The wire colors

b)

The current paths

c)

The voltage supply

d)

The resistor values

14.

You have a parallel circuit with a light in each branch. The light in one branch goes out. What happens to the other lights?

a)

They go out also

b)

They flicker frequently

c)

They explode

d)

They remain on

15.

You are solving a series-parallel circuit. What do you want to do first?

a)

Combine all resistors to one parallel circuit

b)

Combine all resistors to one series circuit

c)

Combine all currents to one battery

d)

Combine all voltages to one parallel circuit