1. Which circuit diagram represents the correct way to measure the current in a resistor?
2. When only one lightbulb blows out, an entire string of decorative lights goes out. The
lights in this string must be connected in...
a) Parallel with multiple current pathways
b) Parallel with one current pathway
c) Series with multiple current pathways
d) Series with one current pathway
3. A 2.0-ohm resistor and a 4.0-ohm resistor are connected in series with a 12-volt
battery. If the current through the 2.0-ohm resistor is 2.0 amperes, the current through
the 4.0-ohm resistor is...
a) 1 A
b) 2 A
c) 3 A
d) 4A
4. A 6.0-ohm lamp requires 0.25 ampere of current to operate. In which circuit below
would the lamp operate correctly when switch S is closed?
5. The diagram below represents a circuit consisting of two resistors connected to a
source of potential difference.
What is the current through the 20.-ohm resistor?
a) 12 A
b) 6 A
c) 0.25 A
d) 4 A
6. The circuit diagram below represents four resistors connected to a 12-volt source.
What is the total current in the circuit?
a) 8.6 A
b) 24 A
c) 0.5 A
d) 2 A
7. In the electric circuit diagram below, possible locations of an ammeter and a voltmeter
are indicated by circles 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Where should an ammeter be located to correctly measure the total current, and where
should a voltmeter be located to correctly measure the total voltage?
a) ammeter at 1 and voltmeter at 2
b) ammeter at 3 and voltmeter at 4
c) ammeter at 1 and voltmeter at 4
d) ammeter at 2 and voltmeter at 3
8. A circuit consists of a 10.0-ohm resistor, a 15.0-ohm resistor, and a 20.0-ohm resistor
connected in parallel across a 9.00-volt battery. What is the equivalent resistance of
the circuit?
a) 1.95 ohms
b) 4.62 ohms
c) 0.20 ohms
d) 45 ohms
9. Three resistors, 4 ohms, 6 ohms, and 8 ohms, are connected in parallel in an electric
circuit. The equivalent resistance of the circuit is...
a) 18 ohms
b) less than 4 ohms
c) between 4 ohms and 8 ohms
d) between 10 ohms and 18 ohms
10. The diagram below represents an electric circuit consisting of four resistors and a 12-
volt battery.
What is the current measured by ammeter A shown in the diagram?
a) 4 A
b) 0.5 A
c) 2 A
d) 72 A
11. The diagram below represents an electric circuit consisting of four resistors and a 12-
volt battery.
What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit shown?
a) 0.33 ohms
b) 72 ohms
c) 3 ohms
d) 18 ohms
12. What is the total resistance of the circuit in the figure?
a) 15.32 ohms
b) 120.12 ohms
c) 24.17 ohms
d) 70.41 ohms
13. What is the total resistance of the three resistors in parallel with values of 2 ohms, 8
ohms, and 14 ohms?
a) 2.32 ohms
b) 1.44 ohms
c) 2.24 ohms
d) 2.65 ohms
14. What is the resistance of a light bulb that uses 15 watts of power when placed across a
15-volt battery?
a) 15 ohms
b) 1.5 ohms
c) 50 ohms
d) 150 ohms
15. If a circuit with a source of 200 volts is connected across four parallel 50-ohm
resistors, the current through each resistor is?
a) 4 amps
b) 2 amps
c) 3 amps
d) 1 amps
16. What is the current of a series circuit with a total resistance of 10 ohms and a voltage
of 110 V...
a) 11
b) 10
c) 0.09
d) 1100
17. What would you need to do to the voltage if you wanted to increase the current in a
series circuit?
a) Greater
b) Smaller
c) Decrease
d) Increase
18. What is the difference in finding total resistance in a series circuit vs. in a Parallel
circuit?
a) For series add up resistances, for parallel use inverse equation
b) For series use inverse equation, for parallel add resistances up.
c) For series add up resistances, for parallel add up resistances
d) No Difference
19. If a series circuit of three bulbs is rearranged into a parallel circuit, what will happen
to the brightness of three bulbs...
a) The bulbs will turn off due to an incomplete supply of electricity.
b) The bulb next to the battery will be brightest and each bulb will be dimmer than
the one before.
c) All three bulbs will have the same amount of luminosity once rearranged into a
parallel circuit but will be dimmer than in parallel.
d) All three bulbs will have the same amount of luminosity once rearranged into a
parallel circuit but will be brighter than in parallel.
20. Johnny and Sam are working on a physics lab together. In their lab, they are to create
both a series circuit and a parallel circuit using identical materials. Johnny constructs
the series circuit while Sam makes the parallel circuit. After observing the two
circuits, Sam argues that his circuit contains more resistance than Johnny's circuit.
Johnny says that Sam is wrong, and that his circuit has more resistance. Who is
correct?
a) Sam is correct, the parallel circuit's light(s) is brighter, meaning there is more
resistance.
b) Sam is correct, the parallel circuit has more paths for the electricity to travel,
making the resistance greater.
c) Johnny is correct, parallel circuits have LESS resistance because their resistors
add inversely, while the resistors in series circuits add normally.
d) Johnny is correct, parallel circuits have LESS resistance because the current is
greater.