Electric Circuit

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens?

• The bulb doesn't light
• The bulb is dimmer
• The wires get hot
• There is no change

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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

An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.

• Conductor
• Insulator

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

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this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch
• light 
• battery
• wires

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What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

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 has more than one path to flow through

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What is a Parallel circuit? 

• Has only one path 
• Has more than one path 
• Allows energy to travel through easily 
• Has only one light bulb

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What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of current
• the pathway that current flows
• to add more power to the circuit