Parallel Circuits
This is a definition of a parallel circuit.
What is... a circuit with more than one path for electricity to follow?
This is the definition of a series circuit.
What is... a circuit with only one path through which the electricity can flow?
This is what Ohm's Law states.
What is... current is equal to voltage divided by resistance? (Or some variation of that)
This is who the unit for current is named after.
Who is French physicist André-Marie Ampère? (Just the last name is fine)
If one bulb in a parallel circuit is unscrewed, this is what happens to the rest of the bulbs.
What is... they remain lit?
If one bulb in a series circuit is unscrewed, this is what happens to the rest of the bulbs.
What is... they will all go out?
This is how you calculate resistance if you know voltage and current.
What is voltage divided by current?
This is what happens to the total resistance in a parallel circuit when you increase the number of resistors.
What is... the total resistance decreases (like the tollway analogy)?
This is how current behaves in a parallel circuit.
What is... it splits up between the paths?
This is how current behaves in a series circuit.
This is the variable for current.
What is I?
This is the part of a circuit that will melt if too much current flows through it.
What is a fuse?
This is how voltage behaves in a parallel circuit.
This is how voltage behaves in a series circuit.
What is... it is split up amongst the resistors?
This is the unit for resistance, how you draw it, and what the symbol is (which Greek letter?).
What is an Ohm? Ω Greek letter: Omega
This is how many amps are enough to kill a person.
What is .1 Amp?
On the whiteboard, correctly draw a parallel circuit which has a 9V battery, an ammeter that reads 4A, 2 branches, which each contain a resistor of equal resistance, and then figure out and label the current flowing through each branch.
Congratulations! or Sorry, better luck next time! (whichever applies)
On the whiteboard, correctly draw a series circuit which has a 12V battery, an ammeter that reads 1A, 2 resistors of equal resistance, and then figure out and label the voltage across each resistor.
Congratulations! or Sorry, better luck next time! (whichever applies)
This is the current produced by a voltage of 240 V through a resistance of 0.2 Ω. (unit must be correct)
What is 1200 Amps?
This is the first name of the person for whom Ohm's Law is named.
What is Georg?