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I had to pause on this one.

None of the choices seemed correct to me.

Which answer would you choose?

A circuit in which all the loads are connected together by one continuous source of electrical current is called a ____________ circuit.

A-AC
B-SERIES
C-PARALLEL
D-DC


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Forgive the incorrect spelling of the post.

Please correct if able.

Thank You,
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It's a very poorly worded question! I agree that "series" is the answer they are looking for.
 
Since it seemed to be asking for a "Circuit" and not current I also felt the answer should be either Series or Parallel.

To me both are a continuous source of electricity as long a the prime mover or source is chugging along, which made me revert back to thinking about AC or DC current again.

I thought since it indicated "continuous" it was Parallel Circuit cause if you lost something in a series circuit you would loose the source to the downstream loads.

Needless to say, now I know Parallel is NOT the correct answer because that's what I chose and got it wrong.


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charlie b said:
It's a very poorly worded question! I agree that "series" is the answer they are looking for.
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I think that's the answer they were looking for.

How did you come up with it so quick from the way the question was worded?

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Arrg. Poorly worded indeed.

I would argue that parallel is the best answer. (The answer known to be 'wrong'..) I read "connected together by one continuous source of electrical current" as meaning a continuous metallic path supplying all of the loads in parallel.

If they had said 'connected together forming one continuous path of electrical current' then I would say series.

If they had said 'connected together to a continuous source of electrical current' then I would say DC.

IMHO far too poorly worded for a test.

-Jon
 
It's at least good to hear nearly every scenario I went over in my head also before I evidently picked the wrong answer.

Thanks,

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jap said:
How did you come up with it so quick from the way the question was worded?
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I inferred that their use of the word "continuous" meant a string of one load after the other - which would be a series circuit. Others have interpreted that word differently. Here again, a badly worded question.

Also, I looked beyond the words they actually chose to write, and tried to imagine where they were attempting to lead us.

 
I went with series because of what they drilled into our heads during my apprenticeship.

"Current is the reference in a series circuit"

"Voltage is the reference in a parallel circuit"

Meaning in a series circuit, the current through each load, no matter what the impedance, will be the same.
 
charlie b said:
I inferred that their use of the word "continuous" meant a string of one load after the other - which would be a series circuit. Others have interpreted that word differently. Here again, a badly worded question.

Also, I looked beyond the words they actually chose to write, and tried to imagine where they were attempting to lead us.

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My thoughts as well. Sometimes you need to read into a poorly written question to try and visualize how the writer had it in their head.
 
infinity said:
My thoughts as well. Sometimes you need to read into a poorly written question to try and visualize how the writer had it in their head.
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I read between the lines every day to try and understand people.

I Just don't like having to do it when it counts against me. :)

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K8MHZ said:
What if this was the question:

A circuit in which all the loads are connected together by one continuous source of electrical voltage is called a ____________ circuit.

A-AC
B-SERIES
C-PARALLEL
D-DC
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I would say a DC circuit because AC current comes and goes.

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