grade 8 revision quiz for electric circuits

Which best describes a parallel circuit?

• Electricity flows along one pathway.
• The flow of electricity comes from one source. 
• Electricity flows along more than one pathway. 
• The flow of electricity comes from more than one source. 

Which best describes a series circuit? 

• It has two light bulbs. 
• The same current flows through both light bulbs. 
• It uses a single battery.
• The current is divided between the light bulbs. 

Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs? 

• A
• B

What 'flows' in a wire?

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Atoms
• Electrons

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What would the voltmeter read

• 1V
• 2V
• 3V
• 6V

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open
• series
• parallel
• square

This is an example of a ______ circuit

• Series
• Parallel
• Open
• Dihexihedral

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The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 

• It has 3 light bulbs.
• The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
• It uses a single battery.
• The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 

• Circuit 
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch
• light 
• battery
• wires

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