PSC Year 9 Series & Parallel Circuits

• The diagram shows a series circuit.

• The diagram shows a parallel circuit.

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

• stop the flow of electricity

•  still light up

•  will go out

• burn out

This is needed in a circuit to start the electrons moving. 

• globe

• power source

• switch

• wire

• The diagram shows a closed, series circuit.

• The diagram shows an open , series circuit.

• The diagram shows a closed, parallel circuit.

• The diagram shows an open, parallel circuit.

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open
• series
• parallel
• square

In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.

• True
• False

In an electrical circuit, electrons move from the __________.

• Negative terminal to the negative terminal

• Negative terminal to the positive terminal

• Positive terminal to the negative terminal

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

• One
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

• The diagram shows a parallel circuit

• The diagram shows a series circuit

• The diagram shows a closed, series circuit

• The diagram shows an open, series circuit

• The diagram shows an open, parallel circuit

• The diagram shows a closed, parallel circuit