Year 7 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

What would the voltmeter read

• 1V
• 2V
• 3V
• 6V

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

this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch
• light 
• battery
• wires

A voltmeter is described as a device that can be used to measure

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance
• Power

An ammeter is a device that can be used to measure

• Current
• Voltage
• Resistance
• Power