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Electricity Day 2

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the voltage applied to the circuit shown

a)

24 V

b)

23 V

c)

1 V

2.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current running through the battery?

(a)  

3.

What is the voltage of a circuit with 4 ohms of resistance and 3 amps of current?

a)

12 V

b)

21 V

c)

4/3 V

d)

3/4 V

4.

The ​ (a)   of all ​ (b)   in a ​ (c)    equals the total ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
sum
voltage drops
series circuit
applied voltage
5.

(a)   is defined as the amount of voltage loss that occurs through all or part of a circuit due to resistance.

6.

The ​ (a)    in a ​ (b)    equals the ​ (c)   of the ​ (d)   currents.

Choose from the below words
total current
parallel circuit
sum
individual branch
7.

There are three resistors in a series circuit. R1 = 5 ohms, R2 = 6 ohms and R3 = 7 ohms. What is the total resistance? Only submit the number

8.

1/4 + 1/8

What is the least common denominator?

(a)  
What is the total resistance?

​ (b)  

Choose from the below words

4

8

24

32

8/3
3/8
1/24
9.

In a parallel circuit R1 = 2 Ω, R2 = 4 Ω, and R3 = 8 Ω. What is the total resistance?

(you may want to work it out on paper)

a)

1/2

b)

1/8

c)

7/8

d)

8/7

10.

This is a ​ (a)   circuit.

Choose from the below words
series
parallel 
11.

Which formula did we use to find the total resistance in series?

a)

b)

12.

What formula did we use to find the current in parallel?

a)

b)

13.

What formula did we use to find the voltage in series?

a)

b)

14.

This is a ​ (a)   circuit.

Choose from the below words
parallel
series
15.

Which formula did we use to find the total resistance?

a)

b)

16.

What formula did we use to find the voltage in parallel?

a)

b)

17.

What formula did we use to find the current?

a)

b)

18.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is RT ?

(a)  

19.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current across Resistor R1 ?

(a)  

20.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current across Resistor R 2?

(a)  

21.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current across Resistor R 3?

(a)  

22.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current running through the battery?

(a)  

23.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the voltage running through the R1?

(a)  

24.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the voltage running through the R2?

(a)  

25.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the voltage running through the R3?

(a)  

26.

A circuit contains a 6 V battery and three resistors connected in parallel with each other and with the battery.

R1 = 2 Ω

R2 = 3 Ω

R3 = 6 Ω


What is the current running through the battery?

(a)  

27.

Match the following symbols with their counterparts

a)

1.

Battery

b)

2.

Light Bulb

c)

3.

Voltmeter

d)

4.

Ammeter

e)

5.

Resistor

28.

what is the resistance formula

a)

Rt=R1+R2+R3

b)

R1=Rt+R2+R3

c)

R3=R1+Rt+R2

d)

R2=Rt+R1+R3

29.

Find the total resistance in this parallel:

3Ω, 15Ω, & 10Ω

30.

Kirchoff's Voltage Law states the following:

The algebraic ​ (a)   of the voltage around any closed path is ​ (b)   .

The ​ (c)   of the voltage drops around the circuit must ​ (d)   the voltage applied to the circuit.

Choose from the below words
sum
zero
equal
difference
31.

The sum of all of the voltage drops (VR1 + VR2 + VR2) is equal to the total applied voltage (VT) in a series circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

In a parallel circuit, the sum of all of the currents in each branch (IR1 + IR2 + IR3) is equal to the total current (IT).

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The voltage across every parallel component is not equal.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The total resistance (RT) is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocal in a series circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which law states, the sum of all of the voltage drops in a series circuit equals the total applied voltage.

a)

Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

b)

Kirchhoff's Current Law

c)

Ohm's Law

d)

Parallel Law

36.

Which law states, the total current in a parallel circuit equals the sum of the individual branch currents.

a)

Kirchhoff's Voltage law

b)

Kirchhoff's Current Law

c)

Ohm's Law

d)

Parallels Law