Electrical Grid 2: Chapter 1 - Series and Parallel Circuits - Study Guide - WEEK 7

Question 1

1) What are the 3 requirements for a circuit?

Answer 1

• Source, conductor, load

Question 2

2) Which circuit has only one path for current?

Answer 2

• Series

Question 3

3) The source provides the electrical pressure or voltage for a circuit? True or False?

Answer 3

• True

Question 4

4) A short circuit means a load has been.

Answer 4

• Bypassed

Question 5

5) Too much current can exceed the conductor’s capacity. True or False?

Answer 5

• True

Question 6

6) What happens if a light bulb burns out in a parallel circuit?

Answer 6

• The others stay on.

Question 7

7) Most power lines are what type of circuits?

Answer 7

• Combination Circuits

Question 8

8) What happens to the light bulbs in a series circuit when1 bulb goes out?

Answer 8

• They all go out.

Question 9

9) In a parallel circuit voltage stays the same and the current changes. True or false?

Answer 9

• True

Question 10

10) What happens to current in a series circuit?

Answer 10

• Stays the same