Math Problems
Series/ Parallel Circuits
Vocab
Random
100
Your toaster uses 120 volts. What amount of current would flow through a 20 ohm resistor?
What is 6
100
If there is a break at any point in a series circuit, what happens to the current?
What is it will turn off.
100
An electric circuit that contains a COMPLETE path between the positive and negative terminals of its power source.
What is a closed circuit.
100
What is the equation for Ohms Law?
Voltage/ Resistance. V/R= I
200
Find the resistance if the voltage in a circuit is 60V and the current is 6A.
What is 10.
200
When one light bulb in a series circuit containing several bulbs burns out, the other bulbs will ________________.
What is turn off.
200
The rate at which charge flows through a surface.
What is current.
200
What is 0.5.
300
Calculate the voltage in a circuit if the current is 20A and the resistance is 3 ohms.
What is 60.
300
When one light bulb in a parallel circuit containing several bulbs burns out, the other bulbs will ___________________.
What is stay on.
300
Device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells with external connections for powering electrical devices such as flashlights, mobile phones, and electric cars.
What is a battery.
300
What is the relationship between current and power?
Greater power=greater current
400
How much current flows in a circuit with a 1.5-volt battery and three 1-ohm resistances in series?
What is .5.
400
If you continue to connect more and more bulbs in a series circuit, what happens to the brightness of each bulb as you add more bulbs?
What is the bulbs will get dimmer.
400
Device used for making and breaking electric current through the circuit.
What is a switch.
400
What is the formula for Power?
Current X Voltage. I x V = P
500
How much power is used by a microwave that operates on 120 volts and 10 amps?
What is 12 watts.
500
What is a series circuit.
500
The current through a conductor is proportional to the voltage across the conductor.
What is Ohms Law.
500
What is 20.