10.5 Series and Parallel circuits

Question 1

Types of circuits

Answer 1

Series circuits and Parallel circuits

Question 2

why is the current around a whole circuit the same in series circuits

Answer 2

there is only one path in series circuits which means the whole circuit is connected.

Question 3

What happens if theres a break in a series circuit

Answer 3

there won’t be current throughout the circuit

-all the globes will be affected

Question 4

What happens if more globes are added a series circuit

Answer 4

the globes will become duller because the voltage is shared across more globes.

-higher resistance

Question 5

What is a series circuit like

Answer 5

In a series circuit, the components are connected one after

another along a single conducting pathway.

Question 6

What is a parallel circuit like

Answer 6

In a parallel circuit each
component is separately
connected to the energy source.
-componets arranged parallel from eachtoher
-2 pathways

Question 7

What happens when the electron reaches where the wire splits in parallel circuits

Answer 7

the current will travel

down one path or another

Question 8

Difference between series and parallel circuits

Answer 8

In a series circuit, all the components are arranged in a single line so there’s one path. In a parallel circuit, all the components are arranged parallel to each other so there’s 2 paths.

Question 9

What happens if extra globes are added to parelle circuits

Answer 9

the brightness is not affected because each branch receives full voltage

-lower resistance

Question 10

Why does the amount of globes in parallel circuits not affect the brightness

Answer 10

electrons pass through
either one battery or another, not
all. So electrons collect the same
amount of energy.

Question 11

Why does the amount of globes in series circuits affect the brightness of each globe?

Answer 11

electrons pick up the voltage as it passes through each battery

Question 12

Summary of series circuit

Answer 12

-Current (A) is the SAME at
all points in the circuit

-Voltage (V) is SHARED. It
must equal the sum of the
voltages across the load.

-Lights become dimmer as
you add more light bulbs

-If one bulb breaks, all
bulbs in the circuit stop
working

Question 12

Summary of parallel circuits

Answer 12

-Current (A) is SHARED as
it splits across each
branch.

-Voltage (V) is the SAME
across each conducting
path in the circuit.

-Brightness remains the
same as you add more
light bulbs

-If one bulb breaks, the
other bulbs in the circuit
are unaffected

Question 13

Why are houses not series

Answer 13

Each branch or outlet can have its own switch. This allows for each globe to be switched on and off independently of the others.