Revision: DC Circuits

16 DC Circuits - Revision Quiz

Test your understanding of DC Circuits here:

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1) When the switch in the circuit shown below is closed, all four lamps light up. When a short circuit is set up across one of the lamps, only one lamp remains lit.
Which lamp has the short circuit set up across it?

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2) If a current of 4 A flows in the circuit shown below, what is the resistance of the resistor R?

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3) In the following circuits, the cell has negligible internal resistance and the voltmeter is an ideal meter. If the resistance of the rheostat can vary from 0 Ω to 200 Ω, in which of the following circuits will the voltmeter reading change when the resistance of the rheostat changes?

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4) The four circuits below are all set up using identical lamps, batteries and resistors.

In which circuit will the lamp be brightest?

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5) The diagram below shows a thermistor connected in a circuit with two other resistors.

What will be the changes in the ammeter and voltmeter readings when the temperature of the surrounding increases?

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