Basic Circuit

Refer to the diagram above. Through what must all the current in the circuit flow?

R1

Refer to the diagram above. At what junction point does the current split?

R2 and R3

In series circuits, the _______ voltage is equal to the sum of the voltage drops across all the resistors.

applied

A combination circuit is a circuit that contains _____.

both series and parallel components

Which formula is used to calculate voltage drop across each resistor using Ohm's law?

e=ixr

A junction point of current paths is often called a _____.

node

In _____________ circuits, the total resistance is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of the branch

parallel

What circuit does the above image represent?

parallel

Solving combination circuits includes a step in which you _____.

reduce the circuit to a simpler circuit

What can be found when a combination circuit has been reduced to a simple parallel circuit?

total resistance

In tracing the path in the combination circuit shown here, the current can flow by how many separate paths from the negative terminal to the positive terminal?

two