Current Electricity Part 2: series, parallel, resistance

Which type of circuit is Circuit A?

• series

• parallel

• perpendicular

• current

Which type of circuit is Circuit B?

• series

• parallel

• perpendicular

• current

Which type of circuit is this?

• Parallel

• Series

Which type of circuit is this?

• Parallel

• Series

Which type of circuit is this?

• Parallel

• Series

Which type of circuit is this?

• Parallel

• Series

Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs? 

• A
• B

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.

What are the problems with using a series circuit?

Check all answers that apply.

• If one load (i.e. light bulb) does down, the other loads still get supplied with electrons.

• If one load (i.e. light bulb) goes down, they all go down!

• If you add a load to the circuit on a new branch, the electric potential energy of each electron leaving the battery is the same on each branch and therefore for each load.

• If you add a load to the circuit, the electric potential energy of each electron leaving the battery is shared between the loads.

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