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Series & Parallel

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The circuit diagram shows a 4.0 Ω resistor and an 8.0 Ω resistor connected to a 6.0V battery. What is the current in the battery?

a)

0.50A

b)

0.75A

c)

1.50A

d)

2.00A

2.

The diagram shows a circuit with a 3.0 Ω resistor and a 2.0 Ω resistor connected in parallel. The switch is open, and the ammeter reads 2.0A. The switch is now closed and the ammeter reads the total current in both resistors. What is the ammeter reading with the switch closed?

a)

1.2 A

b)

3.0 A

c)

4.0 A

d)

5.0 A

3.

A 30 Ω resistor is connected in series with another resistor and a 6.0 V battery. The current in the circuit is 0.12 A. A voltmeter is connected across the other resistor. What is the reading on the voltmeter?

a)

2.4 V

b)

3.6 V

c)

6.0 V

d)

9.6 V

4.

A 3.0 Ω resistor and a 6.0 Ω resistor are connected in parallel.What is their combined resistance?

a)

0.50Ω

b)

2.0Ω

c)

4.5Ω

d)

9.0Ω

5.

A circuit contains four ammeters A, B, C and D, and three resistors with different values. Which ammeter shows the largest reading?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which one of the following resistors connected in parallel with a 24 Ω would give a total resistance of 8 Ω

a)

16 Ω

b)

12 Ω

c)

8 Ω

d)

6 Ω

7.

The following resistors are connected in

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Congruent

d)

none

8.

Which ammeter measures the total current of the circuit?

a)

A1

b)

A2

c)

A3

d)

none

9.

Voltmeter devices should always be connected in...

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

doesn't matter

d)

none

10.

In a parallel circuit, if one resistor is removed, what happens to the total resistance?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

It becomes zero.