ELC 131 Name____________________________

Lab Quiz, 9/28/23

1. When connecting a voltmeter into a dc circuit,

(A) polarity is not important. (B) the meter is connected in series with the circuit.
(C) the voltmeter is connected in parallel. (D) the negative meter lead connects to the most
positive point in the circuit.

2. When a voltage is indicated at some point in a circuit, the actual meaning is

(A) the voltage between that point and a reference point. (B) the voltage WITHOUT reference to
any other point. (C) always the voltage between that point and the positive terminal of the source.
(D) the voltage between that point and ANY other point.

3. In a series circuit, the current is

(A) greater in the high resistance components. (B) the same in all parts of the circuit. (C) the sum
of the branch currents. (D) greater in the low resistance components.

4, In a parallel circuit, the current

(A) is greatest in the highest resistance branch. (B) in each branch is added together to determine
the total current. (C) is the same in all parts of the circuit (D) is inversely proportional to the source voltage.
5. In a SERIES circuit, the source VOLTAGE
(A) is equal to the sum of the voltages across the components. (B) is applied DIRECTLY across each
component. (C) forces a DIFFERENT amount of current through each component. (D) is ALWAYS
divided equally among all components.

6. In a PARALLEL circuit, the source VOLTAGE

(A) is equal to the SUM of the voltages across the components. (B) appears across each
branch. (C) is inversely proportional to the resistance of each branch. (D) always forces the SAME
amount of current through each branch.
7. In a series circuit, the total resistance
(A) is less than the resistance of any individual resistor. (B) is inversely proportional to the amount of
source voltage. (C) is equal to the sum of the individual resistances. (D) increases when the circuit current
increases.

8. In a parallel circuit, the total resistance

(A) is less than the resistance of any branch. (B) is equal to the sum of the branch resistances.
(C) is greater than the resistance of any branch resistor. (D) increases when the circuit current
increases.

9. Referring to Figure 1 below, if the source voltage is increased from 30 volts to 60 volts,
(A) the total resistance reduces to one third its original value. (B) the voltages across R1 and R2
double. (C) the current through R1 doubles and the current through R2 is cut in half. (D) there is no
change in the circuit current.

10. In Figure 2, if R3 is INCREASED from 40 ohms to 120 ohms,

(A) the voltage across R3 decreases. (B) the current through R2 decreases. (C) the current
through R3 remains constant. (D) the current through R3 and the total current decrease.