Potential Difference

If the cell provides 12 volts and there are four identical bulbs, each bulb will use ___ volts.

• 12

• 1

• 4

• 3

The voltage across each bulb is 9V.  What is the voltage across the cell?

• 4.5

• 9

• 18

• 27

If the voltage across the battery was 10V in this diagram. What would the voltage across each bulb be?

• 10V

• 5V

• 20V

• 0V

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The difference in electrical potential energy between two places is called

• resistance

• friction

• induction

• voltage

Potential difference is measured in

• Joules

• Volts

• Amps

• Coulombs

Potential difference is another term for

• current

• voltage

• energy

• watts

What is meant by "potential difference" in an electrical circuit?

• The difference in electrical charge between two points

• The capacity of a circuit component to resist the flow of electricity

• The work done to move a charge between two points

• The difference in electrical resistance between two points

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Define the potential difference?

• How much work can potentially be done by an electron

• How much work can potentially be done by a circuit

The measure of potential energy stored in a battery is called _________.

• potentiometer

• capacity

• voltage

• resistance

The lamps are identical.  What is the voltage across each lamp?

• 6 V

• 12V

• 3 V

• 2.5 V