Welcome to Physics Jeopardy Chapter 18

Final Jeopardy Question Equivalent Resistance 100 Complex circuits Misc Parallel Circuits Series Circuits

Back Equivalent Resistance 100 pts What happens to the total resistance when A resistor is added in parallel?

Decreases Back Equivalent 100 pts Answer

Back Equivalent Resistance 200 pts What happens to the total resistance when a resistor is added in series?

Increases Back Equivalent Resistance 200 pts

What is the equivalent resistance when two 3 ohm resistors in series are added to a 6 ohm resistor? Back Equivalent Resistance 300 pts

Six Ohms Back Equivalent Resistance 300 pts

Back Equivalent Resistance 400pts What is the equivalent resistance for the following circuit? 6ohm 4 ohm 2ohm 5 ohm

8 ohms Back Equivalent Resistance 400 pts Answer

Back Equivalent Resistance 500 pts What is the equivalent resistance of four five ohm resistors in parallel?

Back Equivalent 500pts Answer Five ohm

Back Series Circuits 100pts What happens to the flow of current as it goes through a resistor in a series circuit?

Stays Constant Back Series Circuits 100 pts

Back Series Circuits 200 pts What is the instrument used to measure current And how is it hooked up in the circuit?

Back Series Circuits 200pts Answer Ammeter and it is hooked in series

A four ohm resistor is connected in series with a five ohm resistor and a 9 V battery. What is the voltage and current through each resistor? Back Series Circuits 300 pts

Back Series Circuits 300 pts Resistance Voltage Current 4 ohm 4 V 1 Amp 5 ohm 5 V 1 Amp

Back If a light goes out in a string of Christmas lights and the whole strand goes out. Those lights must be connected in _________. Series circuits 400

Series Back Electric current 400 pts Answer

Four equal bulbs in series are connected to a 12 V battery. If the current flowing in the circuit is 3 Amps what is the voltage drop across each of the resistors? What is the resistance of each bulb? Back Series Circuits 500 pts

3 V, 1 ohm Back Series Circuits 500 pts Answer

Back Parallel Circuits 100 pts What instrument is used to measure Voltage and how is it connected in a Circuit?

Back Parallel Circuits 100 pts Answer Voltmeter, in Parallel

Back Parallel 200pts Three 2 ohm resistors are connected in parallel to a 9 V battery. What is the voltage across each resistor?

Back 9 Volts Parallel 200pts Answer

Back Parallel circuits 300pts Three 2 ohm resistors are connected in parallel to a 9 V battery. What is the current across each resistor?

Back Parallel Circuits 300pts Answer 4.45 ohms

Back The potential difference across all parallel branches is _______

The same Back

A current of 15 Amps enters a junction and five amps splits off into one branch over a resistance of 4ohms. What is the Current and resistance of the second path?

10 Amps and 2 ohms Back

Complex Circuit 100pts What is the current into battery? 6 ohm 2 ohm 4ohm 5 ohm 24V

Back 3 amps

Back Complex Circuit 200pts What is the current flowing threw the 5 ohm resistor? 6 ohm 2 ohm 4ohm 5 ohm 24V

Back 3 amps

Back Complex Circuit 300pts What is the voltage drop across the 6 ohm resistor? 6 ohm 2 ohm 4ohm 5 ohm 24V

Back 9 V

Back Complex Circuit 400pts What is the current flowing through the 6 ohm resistor? 6 ohm 2 ohm 4ohm 5 ohm 24V

Back 1.5 Amps

Back Complex Circuit 500pts What is the current flowing through the 2 ohm and 4 ohm resistor? 6 ohm 2 ohm 4ohm 5 ohm 24V

Back 1.5 amps

What is a short circuit? Back

A circuit with little Or no resistance. Back

What current is produced if an 3 ohm resistor is connected in series with a 9 v battery? Back

3 Amps

If you wanted to divide the voltage in a circuit would you put a resistor in series or parallel? Back

Series

Back A device used to prevent shorts by opening a circuit if the current gets To hot.

Back Fuse

Back

Voltage

When was the internet developed? Back

1960’s Back