An old-fashioned incandescent lamp is basically just a resistor that gets hot enough to glow when a current passes through it. A modern strand of Christmas lights consists of a series small incandescent lamps wired together. Should these be connected in series or in parallel

They should be connected in parallel

Explanation:

Because In Parallel circuit, voltage across all lamps are same and current will flow independent each other such that a malfunction of one will nor affect the rest unlike in series connection

conduction, convection, radiation

  distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

explanation:

the instantaneous velocity = change in position/time taken

the slope of the graph should give instantaneous velocity.

  slope of a graph = change in value of y -axis / change in values of x -axis

  comparing both the equations

    change in value of y -axis = change in position

  change in values of x -axis = time taken

so position values should be on the y axis and time values should be on the x axis.

distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.