The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Analysing parallel circuits”, from the unit “Electric fields and circuit calculations” (Year 10 Science) by Oak National Academy.
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12 questions
How many parallel branches does the circuit shown have?
A series circuit contains a battery and one lamp. A second, identical lamp is added, in parallel with the first lamp. Which of the following statements is correct?
A series circuit contains a battery and one lamp. A second, identical lamp is added, in parallel with the first lamp. Which of the following statements is correct?
A series circuit contains a battery and one lamp. A second, identical lamp is added, in parallel with the first lamp. Which of the following statements is correct?
What potential difference is needed to make a current of 2.0 A flow through a 10 Ω resistor?
A lamp in a circuit has a potential difference 1.5 V across it and a current 3.0 A flowing through it. What is the resistance of the lamp?
The diagram shows a circuit with parallel branches. Which of the following quantities must be the same for every branch?
What is the missing current in the parallel circuit shown?
In the circuit shown, the two resistors are identical and the p.d. across the battery is 6 V. The potential difference across the resistor on the left is ___ V.
In the circuit shown, the potential difference across the resistor is ___ V.
What is the resistance of the resistor in the circuit shown?
In the circuit shown, the potential difference across the lamp is ___ V.
