Electric Circuits Answer Key

1.
Complete the following statement:

If you increase the resistance in a series circuit, .

a. the current will also increase
b. the current will decrease
c. the voltage will increase
d. the voltage will decrease
2.
Electric current is measured in .
a. amperes
b. watts
c. meters
d. inches
3.
Electrical power is expressed in watts.
a. True
b. False
4.
A light bulb with resistance of 2 ohms is connected to a 4V battery. What
is the current flowing through the circuit?
a. 0.5 A
b. 5A
c. 2A
d. 1A
5.
Ryan creates a circuit with a 12 volt battery. It is a parallel circuit with 3
branches and each branch has a 3 Ohm resistor. How much voltage will
drop at each resistor on the circuit?
a. 4 Volts
b. 12 Volts
c. 36 Volts
d. None of the above
6.
 Look at the drawing below. If the voltage is 6 volts and each resistor is 2
Ohms, what is the total resistance of the circuit?

a. 3 Ohms
b. 0 Ohms
c. 1 Ohm
d. 6 Ohms
7.
Describe the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit.

series - single pathway for charge flow

parallel - charges have more than 1 pathway to flow

8.
When you are at home, turning off a light usually does not turn off your
T.V. This is because
a. most electrical devices in a house are on parallel circuits
b. most electrical devices in a house are on series circuits
c. they have different sources of voltage
d. a T.V. does not require electricity
9.
An electric component that stores charge because it can accumulate
electric charge when connected to power source is called a(n) .
a. resistor
b. inductor
c. capacitor
d. switch
10.
What is the relationship explained by Ohm's Law?

The current through a conductor between two points is

directly proportional to the potential difference across the two
points.