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Concept Review. The _______________is the same everywhere in a simple series circuit The equivalent ______________of a series circuit is the ___________of the resistances A ____________ ___________ is a series circuit used to produce a voltage source from a higher-voltage battery.
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Concept Review • The _______________is the same everywhere in a simple series circuit • The equivalent ______________of a series circuit is the ___________of the resistances • A ____________ ___________ is a series circuit used to produce a voltage source from a higher-voltage battery
Concept Review Con’t • In a __________ circuit, the total current is equal to the sum of the currents in the branches • A __________ or _________ _________, placed in series with appliances, creates an open circuit when dangerously high currents flow.
Concept Review Con’t • What happens to the current in the other two lamps if one lamp in a three-lamp series circuit burns out? • In a parallel circuit? • Why does the equivalent resistance decrease as more resistors are added to a parallel circuit? • Does it decrease in a series circuit? • Why is household wiring done in parallel instead of series?