Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 58 Series Circuits CHAPTER 7 Objectives After studying this chapter, you will be able to: „ Explain the characteristics of a series circuit. „ Define Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws. „ Apply Kirchhoff’s laws to simple series circuits. „ Practice solving series circuits problems. Technical Terms IR drop Kirchhoff’s current law Kirchhoff’s voltage law series series circuit voltage drop Drill and Practice E-flash Cards Matching Activity Vocabulary Game