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Western Mindanao State University

College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Physics

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I-Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of your best answer.

triple the amount of current, how should he
1. Any closed path is called a: change the voltage of the source?
A. node B. principal node A. make the voltage three times larger
C. branch D. loop B. make the voltage one-third as great
C. make the voltage nine times larger
2. When applying Kirchhoff's voltage law: D. make the voltage one-ninth as great
A. remember that the algebraic sum of all
voltages around a closed loop cannot equal 6. What is the voltage in a circuit with a current of
zero. 3 A and a total resistance of 12 ?
B. remember that it can only be used in A. 0.25 V B. 4 V
analyzing a simple, one-loop series circuit C. 15 V D. 36 V

C. remember that the algebraic sum of all 7. The circuit diagram below shows three resistors,
voltages around any closed loop must equal an ammeter, and a battery.
zero
D. remember that you must always add the
voltages going in the clockwise direction;
otherwise this voltage law may not work

3. When applying Kirchhoff's current law:

A. consider all currents into a branch point as
positive and all currents directed away from
that point as negative How much current flows through the ammeter?
B. consider all currents into a branch point as A. 1.0 A B. 6.0 A
negative and all currents directed away from C. 13.0 A D. 24.0 A
that point as positive
C. remember that the current into a point cannot 8. A current of 2 A passes through two resistors
equal the current leaving that point placed in series. The first resistor has a
D. assume that the current divides evenly at a resistance of 10 and the second resistor has
branch point a resistance of 20 .What is the total potential
difference across the two resistors?
4. Students in a physics lab are studying the circuit A. 13 V B. 15 V
shown in the diagram below. Which of the C. 30 V D. 60 V
following will double the current through the
ammeter? 9. The graph below relates the current to voltage
data for a resistor.

A. replacing the battery with a 5 V battery

B. adding a 30 resistor in parallel with R
C. replacing the resistor with a 30 resistor
D. adding a second 60 resistor in series with
R

5. Mr. Jenkins constructed a circuit consisting of a

variable source, wires, and a resistor. In order to
 Which of the following is the value of the
resistor?
A. 0.2 B. 2
C. 4 D. 10

10. The two resistors shown below are

connected to identical power sources. Resistor 1
has a resistance of 30 , and resistor 2 has a
When the piece of wire labeled X is replaced by
resistance of 45 . The current in resistor 1 is 2
a second identical R, which of the following
A.
happens to the current?
A. It increases.
B. It decreases.
C. It goes to zero.
D. It remains unchanged

13. The power of a toaster can be determined if

which of the following values are known?
A. the dimensions of the toaster
B. the resistance of the toasters insulation
C. the voltage applied to the toaster and the
toasters temperature
D. the current through the circuit and the
voltage applied to the toaster

For number 14-15, refer to this problem.

A circuit with three identical light bulbs is
shown in the diagram below

What is the current in resistor 2?

A. 1.0 A B. 1.3 A
C. 1.5 A D. 3.0 A

11. The diagram below shows an electrical

circuit.

14. Which light bulb is the brightest when switch

1 is open and switch 2 is closed?
A. X B. Y
C. Z D. Same

15. Which light bulb is the brightest when switch

1 is closed and switch 2 is open?
A. X B. Y
Which of the following best explains why C. Z D. Same
energy stored in the battery power source
diminishes over time when this circuit is 16. Based on Ohms law, which of the following
complete? statements explains what must happen when
A. Energy is destroyed when the light bulb the voltage across a resistor is decreased?
operates. A. The resistance of the resistor increases.
B. The light bulb transforms energy into light B. The resistance of the resistor decreases.
and heat. C. The current through the resistor increases.
C. The light bulb converts the negative charge D. The current through the resistor decreases.
of electrons into light and heat.
D. The power source generates energy more 17. A circuit diagram is shown below
slowly than the light bulb consumes it.

12. An ammeter measures the current in the

circuit shown below.
Which component in the diagram converts
chemical energy into electrical energy?
A. component W
B. component X
C. component Y
D. component Z

18. Large amounts of current can damage a What is the current in the source?
circuit. Which of the following changes in a A. 0.12 B. 0.14
series circuit will result in an increase in C. 0.20 D. 0.23
current?
A. The voltage is halved and the resistance is 22. A circuit diagram is shown below.
halved.
B. The voltage is halved and the resistance is
doubled.
C. The voltage is doubled and the resistance is
halved.
D. The voltage is doubled and the resistance is
doubled. What is the current through the 2 V
resistor?
19. The diagram below shows a simple electric A. 1.25 A B. 1.5 A
circuit. C. 5.0 A D. 6.67 A

23. A battery is connected to a light bulb with

copper wire to complete a circuit. The bulb
immediately lights. Which of the following
best describes why the bulb lights?
A. The battery supplies electrons, which move
through the bulb but not the wire.
B. The battery supplies chemicals, which pass
through the bulb to the end of the wire.
Which of the following statements describes
C. The battery supplies heat energy, which
the function of the battery?
causes the bulb to produce light energy.
A. It reduces the ow of electrons.
D. The battery supplies voltage, which causes
B. It transmits light through the circuit.
electrons throughout the circuit to move.
C. It pushes electrons through the circuit.
D. It releases light during a chemical reaction
24. The diagram below shows an incomplete
parallel circuit and the components that will
20. Which of the following actions would increase
complete the circuit. Drawing the parallel
the current through a circuit component?
circuit using all the circuit components shown
A. decreasing the power in the component
and placing the bulb parallel to the resistor and
B. increasing the resistance of the component
placing the ammeter in the circuit so that it
C. increasing the voltage across the component
measures the total current of the circuit. If the
D. placing another identical component in
ammeter measures a total current of 1.5 A
series in the circuit
when the circuit is operating. What is the
resistance of the light bulb?
21. The diagram below shows a circuit with a
12 V battery connected in series with a 4
resistor and a 2 resistor. Two points in
the circuit are labeled X and Y.
 28. In Figure (a), two identical resistors are
connected in series to a cell of V and
negligible internal resistance. The power
dissipated by each resistor is P. If the two
resistors are now connected in parallel as
shown in Figure (b), what is the power
dissipated by each resistor?

A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 40

25. A hand-held video game is powered by

batteries. After playing the game for several
minutes, a student notices that the game feels
warm. Which of the following is the most
likely explanation for this observation?
A. The game creates energy when it is turned
on.
B. Some of the energy from the batteries is
changed to heat.
C. Some of the energy from the batteries is
changed to friction.
D. The game receives heat energy from the
person playing it

26. The diagram below shows an electrical circuit

with three bulbs and three switches. The
switches are labeled X, Y, and Z. When all
three switches are closed, as shown, all three
bulbs are lit. A. 2P B. 4P
C. 8P D. 16P
29. In the circuit below, three identical light bulbs
are connected to a cell. Under what conditions
will light bulb P have the maximum
brightness?

Which of the following statements describes

what will happen if switch Z is opened? Switch X Switch Y
A. Only bulb 1 will be lit. A. closed open
B. Only bulb 3 will be lit. B. closed closed
C. All three bulbs will be lit. C. open open
D. None of the bulbs will be lit. D. open closed

27. Two metal rods, X and Y, of uniform cross-

sectional area are made of the same material 30. For the circuit shown below, the equivalent
and have the same volume. The length and external resistance is approximately
resistance of X are l and R respectively. What
is the resistance of Y if it has a length of 2l?
A. R/4 B. R/2
C. 2R D. 4R
 1. Solve for the equivalent resistance of the
following circuit.
A.

A.1.8 B.4
C.6 D. 20

II-True or False: Write the word true if the

statement is true and false if the statement is false. B.
1. The total resistance of a series circuit is
equal to the average of all the resistance
values.
2. The total resistance of a series circuit
always depends on the highest value
resistor in that circuit.
3. The sum of the voltage drops across series
resistors must equal the total voltage
applied.
4. An open circuit is a type of a circuit. 2. In the circuit shown below, each resistor
5. A series circuit has one path from the represents a light bulb. All having identical
source and back to the source again. resistance of 4.5 . The voltage source is 9.0 V.
6. In a series circuit, the already existing
lightbulb dims when another light bulb is
added.
7. Glass is a conductor of electricity.
8. To find the total current in series, add the
individual currents.
9. 15 A of current flows into point X. The
current leaving point X must equal 0 A.
10. The algebraic sum of the currents entering
and leaving any point in a circuit must What is the current in each bulb?
equal zero.

III-Problem Solving: Show your solution.