Series and Parallel Circuits

In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.

• stop the flow of electricity

• will go out

• can still light up

• of the light bulbs burn out also

In an electrical circuit, electrons move from the __________.

• Negative pole to negative pole

• Positive pole to positive pole

• Negative pole to positive pole

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

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Parallel circuits are

• a circuit that has only one path for current to travel

• a circuit that does not allow electricity to travel through it

• has more than one path for current to travel

• magnets that cause electric current

What happens when you add a second bulb to a series circuit?

• The first bulb gets brighter

• The circuit will no longer work

• he second bulb will be as bright as the first because they both get full power

• Both bulbs will be half as bright because the voltage is divided by two now

What does the voltage on a battery mean?

• The speed of electron flow through it.

• The amount of energy given to the electrons.

• How tough it is for electrons to flow through it.

• The amount of energy taken away from the electrons.

The force that pushes the electricity through a circuit is called...

• resistance

• current

• voltage

• switch

The flow of electricity through a conductor is called...

• resistance

• current

• voltage

• switch

What slows down the flow of electricity in a circuit?

• resistance

• current

• voltage

• switch

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 

• It has 3 light bulbs.

• It uses a single battery.

• The same current flows through all three light bulbs.

• The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.