GCSE Series and Parallel Circuits

Which of the following is the same in a series circuit?

• Current

• Potential Difference

• Resistance

What happens when add resistors to a series circuit?

• Increased resistance

• Decreased resistance

• Resistance will stay the same

When increase the resistance in a circuit, what happens to the current?

• Current increases

• Current decreases

• Current stays the same

What happens when you add a resistor to a parallel circuit?

• Total resistance increases

• Total resistance decreases

• Total resistance stays the same

What are the units for resistance?

• volts

• amps

• ohms

• seconds

Electricity is the flow of __________

• Protons

• Electrons

• Neutrons

In a _________ circuit there is only one route for the current around the circuit.

• Series

• Parallel

• Complete

• Incomplete

In a series circuit if one bulb stops working, what will happen to the other?

• It will have the same brightness

• It will have decreased brightness

• It will have increased brightness

• It will not work

In a ________ circuit there is more than one path for the current to flow around the circuit.

• Series

• Parallel

• Complete

• Incomplete

In a parallel circuit if one bulb stops working, what will happen to the other bulbs?

• The bulbs will be brighter

• The bulbs will be less bright

• The bulbs will stay the same brightness

• The bulbs will not work