Electricity Pop Quiz Pink

Which best describes a series circuit? 

• It has multiple light bulbs. 
• The same current flows through all light bulbs. 
• It uses a single battery.
• The current is divided between all light bulbs. 

What is one benefit of using a parallel circuit?  

• It rarely works.
• There are no benefits.
• If one bulb goes out, it does not affect the others. 
•  I requires less power to work.

This circuit has more than one path and when one light goes out, the others stay on. 

• closed circuit
• series circuit
• parallel circuit
• open circuit

When there is only one path for electrons to move through it is called a ________. When one light goes out, they all go out. 

• closed circuit
• parallel circuit
• series circuit
• open circuit

What type of circuit is shown in the image?

• Series Circuit
• Parallel Circuit

When you flip a light switch on and off you are closing and opening a circuit.

• true
• false

In a series circuit the more lightbulbs you add the brighter they get. 

• False 
• True 

Which statement is true?

• The light bulb will light up because the circuit is complete.
• The light bulb will light up because the circuit is broken.
• The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is complete.
• The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is broken.

In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.

• True
• False

Would would best complete this circuit?

• A wire
• A switch
• A battery
• A light bulb

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2