E1A & 1B - Circuits and switches

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. 

• One
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

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

• True
• False

What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?

• Close the switch

• Add a source and close the switch

• Add another lamp

• Add another lamp and a switch

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which lights would turn on if your closed switches 1 and 2?

• red, blue, and white

• red and white

• red and blue

• blue, white, yellow

What forms of energy are you using if you close switch 1?

• light and electrical

• light, sound, and electrical

• light

• sound

In order to produce ONLY LIGHT energy, which switch(es) would you need to close?

• switch 1 and switch 2

• switch 1, 2, and 3

• switch 2 and switch 3

• switch 1 and 3

The light bulb does not turn on, which statement explains why it is not working?

• The battery is dead

• The light bulb is broken

• The bell is taking all of the energy

• The light bulb is not part of a complete circuit

Does energy flow through an open or closed switch?

• open switch

• closed switch

• both open and closed

• neither

A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called ...

• electrical conductor

• Battery

• electrical insulator

• light bulb

Which of these statements, about the circuit in the picture, is true?

• The electrical circuit goes through the air to the bulb.

• The electrical circuit goes from the positive of the battery to the switch, which is closed. Along the wire to the bulb and back to the negative of the battery.

• The electrical circuit goes from the positive of the battery to the switch, which is open. Along the wire to the bulb and back to the negative of the battery.

• The electrical circuit goes from the positive of the battery to the switch, which is closed, and stops.