Electric Circuits Review

Questions
1)The following diagram shows
resistors connected in

a)series
b)parallel
c)combination of series and parallel
d)none of the answers
2)What is the equivalent (total)
resistance in the circuit?
3)What is the total current in the
circuit?
 4)If the current through the 4 ohm
resistor is 0.5 amps, what is the
current through the 8 ohm
a)resistor?
0.25A
b) 1A
c) 0.5A
d) 0.75A
e) None of
the answers
5)What is the resistance of the
lamp?
6)The voltmeter must be reading
A) 6 v exactly

B) 3 v exactly

C)Less than 3 v

D)More than 3 v
7)Which wire offers the most
resistance?
A) B)

C) D)
8)If 1A of current is flowing
through the 5 ohm resistor, what
is the voltage across the 15 ohm
resistor?
9)The following resistors are
connected in

a)series
b)parallel
c)combination of series and parallel
d)none of the answers
10)What must ALWAYS be equal
for these two resistors?

a)current
b)voltage
c)resistance
d)voltage and current
e)none of the answers
11)To measure accurately, a
voltmeter must be connected in
____ while an ammeter must be
connected

in ___ in a circuit.
A)series, parallel
B)parallel, series
C)series, series
D)parallel, parallel
12)What is the current passing
through the 6 ohms resistor?
13)If the 6 ohms resistor has 0.5
A of current, calculate the power
it uses.
14)In order for the lamp to light
up, which switch must be closed?
A)A only
B)B only
C)both
D)neither
15)What is the voltage reading
on voltmeter V2?
A)20 v
B)110 v
C)70 v
D)unknown
16)Find the total resistance in the
circuit.
17)R1 and R2 are each 4 and the
battery supplies 12 v, what is the
overall current in the circuit?
 18) If R2>R3>R1. Which R is
getting more current?

A)R1
B)R2
C)R3
D)All the same
E)Cannot be determined with the given information.
19)The ammeters A1, A2, A3 are
connected in the following circuit. If A2
reads 3 Amps and A3 reads 2 amps, what
does A1 read?
a)3 amps
b)5 amps
c)1 amp
d)2 amps
e)none of
the answers
20)What will happen in the
following circuit if the lamp in the
middle burns out? (Switch closed)
a)the other lights will continue to work
b)the other lights will get brighter because
current & voltage increase for them
c)the other lamps will not light up
d)none of the answers
21)If all the lamps have alike
resistances, how much voltage
will
each
a)9 V receive?
b)3 V
c)we need to know the
specific resistances to
figure out the voltage
d)none of the answers
22) If R2>R3>R1 and theyre all
lamps, which R is brighter?

A)R1
B)R2
C)R3
D)All the same
E)Cannot be determined with the given information.
23) Which R is getting more
voltage?

A)R1
B)R2
C)R3
D)All the same
E)Cannot be determined with the given information.
24)The ammeters A1, A2, A3 are
connected in the following circuit.
Which ammeter has more charges
passing through it every second?
a)A1
b)A2
c)A3
d)All the
same
25)What is the current passing
through the 4 ohm resistor?
26) If all the Rs in the circuits
are lamps, which R is brighter?

A)R1
B)R2
C)R3
D)All the same
E)Cannot be determined with the given information.
27)If the current flowing through
the 4 resistor is 0.5A, calculate
the power dissipated on it.
28)How much voltage is the 4
ohm resistor receiving?
29)The lights and batteries are all identical
in the circuits below. In which circuit is
more energy being consumed in 1 second?

A)Series
B)Parallel
C)Both the same
D)Cannot be answered with given info.
30)In which pair of circuits are both the
voltmeter and ammeter readings correct?
Both resistors are 5 ohms each.
 Answer Key
1. A 11. B 21. B
2. 20 ohms12. 0.5 A 22. A
3. 1A 13. 1.5 V 23. B
4. C 14. C24. A
5. 2 ohms 15. C25. 0.5 A
6. C 16. 2 ohms26. B
7. B 17. 6A 27. 1 watt
8. 15 V 18. A28. 2 V
9. B 19. B29. B
10.B 20. C30. A