Physics

Question 1

`a circuit in which there is only one current path

Answer 1

series circuit

Question 2

a short piece of metal that melts if a current that is too
large passes through it

Answer 2

fuse

Question 3

the occurrence when a circuit forms that has a very low resistance

Answer 3

short circuit

Question 4

a circuit in which there are several different paths for a current

Answer 4

parallel structure

Question 5

an automatic switch that opens a circuit when the current reaches some set value, stopping electric charge flow

Answer 5

circuit breaker

Question 6

a circuit that has some branches in parallel and some in series

Answer 6

combination series-parallel circuit

Question 7

the value of a single resistor that could replace all resistors in a circuit without changing the current

Answer 7

Equivalent resistance

Question 8

a device used to measure the current in part of a circuit

Answer 8

Ammeter

Question 9

a device that detects small differences in current caused by an extra current path and opens the circuit

Answer 9

ground-fault
interrupter