Series vs Parallel Circuits

Match the Unit to its quantity

• Power

• Joule

• Voltage

• Volt

• Current

• Watt

• Energy

• Resistance

• Ampere

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

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.

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

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open
• series
• parallel
• square

This is an example of a _______ circuit

• open

• series

• parallel

• switch

Match the following

• Switch

• 
• Lightbulb

• 
• Battery

• 
• Resistor

• 

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