DC Circuits Quiz

DC Circuits Quiz
1. Where does a voltmeter go in a circuit? (How does a voltmeter connect to

measure voltage?)
a. In the circuit just after the power supply
b. Across the device to be measured
c. In the circuit just before the power supply
d. In series with the load
2. Where does an ammeter go in a circuit? (How does an ammeter connect to

measure current?)
a. Across the power supply
b. Across the load
c. Same as for voltage
d. In series with the load
3. Which of the following is a protection element?

a. Fuse
b. Switch
c. Wire
d. Ground
4. Which of the following is a control element?

a. Fuse
b. Switch
c. Wire
d. Ground
5. How are battery cells connected to make a battery?

a. Positive to positive
b. Negative to negative
c. In series with each other
d. In parallel with each other
6. Which of the following is the schematic symbol of a battery?

a. b. c. d.
(alternate) Draw the schematic symbol of a battery and label the polarity.
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7. What is usually done with the negative side of a battery?
a. Connect to the positive side of the battery
b. Connect to ground
c. Connect to a resistor
d. Connect to a fuse
8. Which of the following is not a physical device?

a. Fuse
b. Switch
c. Wire
d. Ground
9. Why is ground voltage defined to be zero volts?

a. To be a common reference for all voltage measurements
b. Because there is never any voltage on ground
c. To allow you to measure voltage and current the same way
d. Because ground is isolated from the rest of the circuit
10. Why is ground usually connected to the most negative point in a circuit?
a. To be a common reference for all voltage measurements
b. Because ground is isolated from the rest of the circuit
c. To make every voltage measured to ground a positive voltage
d. To make ground a protection element
11. Why is ground also called common?

a. Because it connects to both sides of the power supply
b. Because it is shared with many components
c. Because there is nothing special about ground
d. Because it only connects to one device
12. Which of the following is the symbol for ground?
a. b. c. d.
(alternate) Draw the schematic symbol for a ground.
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13. What does a fuse protect?
a. People
b. Ground
c. Lawyers
d. The circuit
14. What do you do with a fuse once it blows?

a. Replace it with a bigger fuse
b. Replace it with the same size fuse
c. Replace it with a smaller fuse
d. Replace it with a wire
15. Which of the following is the symbol for a fuse?
a. b. c. d.
(alternate) Draw the schematic symbol for a fuse.
16. Which of the following is the most often used component in a circuit?
a. Power supply
b. Ground
c. Resistor
d. Fuse
17. How is resistance value of a resistor usually indicated?

a. A color band
b. The size of the resistor
c. The number of leads
d. A small number of the side
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18. What determines the power rating of a resistor?
a. A color band
b. The size of the resistor
c. The number of leads
d. A small number of the side
19. What does a resistor do?

a. Turns on or off a circuit
b. Protects a circuit from too much current
c. Provides a common return path for current
d. Used to limit or restrict current
20. Why doesn’t a voltmeter change circuit voltage values?

a. Because it is never connected directly to the circuit
b. Because it has almost infinite internal resistance
c. Because it has almost zero internal resistance
d. Because it uses its own internal voltage
21. Why doesn’t an ammeter change circuit current values?

a. Because it is never connected directly to the circuit
b. Because it has almost infinite internal resistance
c. Because it has almost zero internal resistance
d. Because it uses its own internal current
22. What two things must an electric circuit have?

a. A power supply and ground
b. A power supply and a load resistance
c. A switch and a fuse
d. A fuse and a load resistor
23. What direction does current flow?

a. Always out of the power supply
b. Always into the power supply
c. Positive to negative
d. Negative to positive
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24. What formula shows the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance?
a. Ohm’s Law
b. Watts Law
c. Pascals Law
d. Newtons Law
(alternate) Draw the Ohm’s Law circle
25. VS = 25 V, R = 455 Ω. What is I?
26. VS = 9 V, I = 13.6 mA. What is R?
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27. I = 48 mA, R = 1125 Ω. What is VS ?
28. What is RT?
29. What is IT?
30. What is V1?
VS = 27 V, V1 = 7 V, V2 = 6 V, R3 = 600 Ω
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31. What is R1?
32. VS = 18 V, V1 = 6 V, R3 = 600 Ω, IT = 6 mA
What is R2?
33.
34. Solve the previous problem for IT.
35. Solve for I3.
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1. Where does a voltmeter go in a circuit? (How does a voltmeter connect to

2. Where does an ammeter go in a circuit? (How does an ammeter connect to

3. Which of the following is a protection element?

4. Which of the following is a control element?

5. How are battery cells connected to make a battery?

6. Which of the following is the schematic symbol of a battery?

8. Which of the following is not a physical device?

9. Why is ground voltage defined to be zero volts?

11. Why is ground also called common?

12. Which of the following is the symbol for ground?

(alternate) Draw the schematic symbol for a ground.

14. What do you do with a fuse once it blows?

15. Which of the following is the symbol for a fuse?

(alternate) Draw the schematic symbol for a fuse.

17. How is resistance value of a resistor usually indicated?

19. What does a resistor do?

20. Why doesn’t a voltmeter change circuit voltage values?

21. Why doesn’t an ammeter change circuit current values?

22. What two things must an electric circuit have?

23. What direction does current flow?

25. VS = 25 V, R = 455 Ω. What is I?

26. VS = 9 V, I = 13.6 mA. What is R?

28. What is RT?

29. What is IT?

30. What is V1?

34. Solve the previous problem for IT.

35. Solve for I3.

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