8.3.3-Describing Circuits

Multiple Choice

An outlet in a wall and a battery are examples of __________.

• Power source 
• Load
• Energy pathway
• ALL of them 

Multiple Choice

A wire is an example of _____.

• Battery source 
• Energy pathway
• Load
• All of them

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

Multiple Choice

What type of circuit is this?

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

​Series Circuits

• ​In a series circuit, there is only one path for electricity to travel.

• ​If one part of the circuit stops working (the load, the wires, or the power source) the entire circuit stops working.

Multiple Choice

Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?

• series circuit
• parallel circuit

Multiple Choice

When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.

• parallel
• series
• open
• closed

Multiple Choice

The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 

• Series Circuit 
• Parallel Circuit 

Multiple Choice

What type of circuit is this?

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

​Parallel Circuit

• ​In a parallel circuit, there is more than one pathway for electricity to flow.

• ​If one part of the parallel circuit stops working, the electricity will still flow.

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

Multiple Choice

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

• The other bulbs will go out.
• The other bulbs will stay on
• The other bulbs will get dimmer.
• The battery will become stronger.

Multiple Choice

Pick the correct sentence.

• This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
• Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
• This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
• This circuit will not work because there is no switch.

Multiple Choice

In order to work, a circuit must be:

• Open

• Closed

Multiple Choice

If the lights are off, the circuit is

• closed
• open

Multiple Choice

Two types of circuits are

• parallel and magnetic
• electromagnetic and series
• series and parallel

Multiple Choice

What is a current?

• A constant flow of electricity 
• A path that a current can flow along

Multiple Choice

What is a circuit?

• A constant flow of electricity 
• A path that a current can flow along

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 basic components of a circuit?

• Energy source, Load, Energy Pathway
• Battery, Energy source, Energy Pathway
• Battery, Wire, Energy Pathway
• ALL of them

Multiple Choice

What is the point of a circuit breaker?

• The circuit breaker will bend away from the circuit as it heats up

• It will blow and close the circuit

• The circuit breaker gets warm and opens the circuit

Multiple Choice

How do power companies charge you?

• Based on how much energy you use

• Based on how many watts you use