Series Circuits
Ohm's Law
Parallel Circuits
Voltage and Resistance
Critical Thinking Questions
100

Given:  VT = 24 V (the battery)

R1 = 3Ω, R2 = 6 Ω, R3 = 9 Ω


What is the total resistance? 

What is RT = 18 Ω?

100

A toaster pulls a current of 2A, and has a resistance of 60 ohms. What is the voltage drop across the toaster?

What is 120V?

100

A two-branch parallel circuit has a 3V battery, a 6 ohm resistor on the first branch, and a 4 ohm resistor on the second branch. What is the total current in the circuit?

What is 1.25A?

100

A voltmeter measure what? 

What is measure potential difference in a circuit?

100

I pull objects down to the ground, and though you can’t see me, I’m always around. What am I?

What is Gravity?

200

Given:  VT = 24 V (the battery)

R1 = 3Ω, R2 = 6 Ω, R3 = 9 Ω

What is I total?

What is I  =  1.33 A?

200

A pencil sharpener draws a current of 3A and is connected to a wall outlet that provides 120V. What is the resistance of the pencil sharpener?

What is 40 ohms?

200

A circuit has three parallel branches. The total current in the circuit is 9A. If each branch has a single 30 ohm resistor on it, how much current goes through each branch?

What is 3A?

200

Resistance is the electrical equivalent to_________

What is Friction?

200

I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

What is Fire?

300

Current is a series circuit is__________

What is The same?

300

A 500 ohm appliance and a 300 ohm appliance are both connected (in series) to a 240V outlet. How much current do these appliances draw in total?

What is 0.3A?

300

A two-branch parallel circuit is connected to a 18V power supply, and has a total current of 3A. The current through the first branch is 1.25A. Determine the resistance in the first branch, and the resistance in the second branch.

What is 14.4 ohms in first branch. 10.29 ohms in second branch?

300

Resistance is measured in ________

What is Ohms?

300

I have a tail, but no body. I have a head, but no body. What am I?

What is Coin?

400

Given:  VT = 24 V (the battery)

R1 = 3Ω, R2 = 6 Ω, R3 = 9 Ω

What is the voltage across R1? 

What is V1=4V?

400

A circuit with a 7 ohm and 3 ohm resistor are connected in series to a power supply set to 20V. Calculate the voltage drop across the 7 ohm resistor.

What is 14V?

400

In a parallel circuit with two branches, there is a 100 ohm resistor on the first branch, and two 20 ohm resistors on the second branch. If the current through the first branch is 0.1A, then what is the current through the second branch?

What is 0.25 A?

400

What is the law, and equation that relates Current, Resistance, and Voltage? 

What is Ohms law, V=IR?

400

I live in the sky but fall to the ground. I’m cold and white and make no sound. What am I?

What is Snow?

500

Draw a circuit with a 9V battery, in which one switch controls a 20 ohm resistor and a bulb

What is Drawings?

500

A circuit with a 4 ohm, a 9 ohm and 5 ohm resistor are connected in series to a power supply set to 9V. Calculate the voltage drop across the 5 ohm resistor.

What is 2.5V?

500

A parallel circuit has three branches. In the first branch, there is a current of 0.25A going through a 20 ohm resistor. On the second branch is a 10 ohm resistor, and on the third branch there is a 5 ohm resistor. Calculate the total resistance in the circuit.

What is 2.86 ohms?

500

What is the Law of Conservation of Charge? 

What is Charge cannot be created or destroyed; current must also be conserved; current flowing into any point = current flowing out?

500

What is black and white and red all over?

What is a Zebra?