1) In a series circuit there is: a) Only one path for charges to flow. b) Multiple paths for charges to flow. c) Only one component. d) Only one cell or battery. 2) The current is: a) The rate of flow of charge. b) The difference in energy per charge between two points in a circuit. c) The opposition to the flow of charge. d) How quickly charges move. 3) Current is measured using an: a) Ammeter b) Voltmeter c) Ohmeter d) Joulemeter 4) An ammeter is connected: a) In series b) In parallel c) To the cell or battery d) To the component 5) In a series circuit the current is: a) The same everywhere. b) Split between components. 6) If the current leaving the battery was 0.2 A, the current returning to the battery would be: a) 0.2 A b) 0 A c) -0.2 A d) 0.1 A 7) The potential difference is: a) The rate of flow of charge. b) The difference in energy per charge between two points in a circuit. c) The opposition to the flow of charge. d) How quickly charges move. 8) Potential difference is measured using an: a) Ammeter b) Voltmeter c) Ohmeter d) Joulemeter 9) A voltmeter is connected: a) In series b) In parallel c) To the cell or battery d) To the component 10) In a series circuit the potential difference is: a) The same everywhere. b) Split between components. 11) In a series circuit with two identical bulbs connected to a 3 V battery, each lamp would have a potential difference of: a) 1.5 V b) 3 V c) 6 V d) 0 V 12) Increasing the potential difference in a circuit: a) Increases the current. b) Decreases the current. c) Doesn't affect the current. 13) Adding more cells to a series circuit circuit: a) Increases the potential difference. b) Decreases the potential difference. c) Doesn't affect the potential difference. 14) The resistance is: a) The rate of flow of charge. b) The difference in energy per charge between two points in a circuit. c) The opposition to the flow of charge. d) How quickly charges move. 15) Increasing the resistance in a series circuit: a) Increases the current. b) Decreases the current. c) Doesn't affect the current. 16) Adding more bulbs to a series circuit: a) Increases the current. b) Decreases the current. c) Doesn't affect the current. 17) The component designed to lower the current in a circuit is called a: a) Resistor b) Ammeter c) Bulb d) LED 18) The circuit symbol for a resistor is: a) A rectangle b) A circle with a cross through it c) Two lines, one short, one long d) A circle with an A in it 19) We can calculate the total resistance in a series circuit by: a) Adding up the individual resistances. b) Subtracting the individual resistances. c) Dividing the individual resistances. d) Multiplying the individual resistances. 20) If two 30 Ω resistors were connected in series, then the total resistance would be: a) 60 Ω b) 0 Ω c) 900 Ω d) 1 Ω

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