Circuits STAAR questions

What will happen if switch 3 is closed and the other switches are left open?

• Only the white bulb will operate

• None of the bulbs will operate

• Only the white and yellow bulbs will operate

• Only the red and blue bulbs will operate

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

In addition to mechanical energy, which of these is produced as an electric current passes through the circuit of this fan?

• Heat

• Mass

• Light

• Water Vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Most cars have lights, power locks, radios, and other equipment that use electricity. Electric circuits power this equipment. Each circuit for this equipment has a fuse that completes it. The picture shows a broken and a working fuse.

Which of these describes one thing that could happen if the wire in a car fuse blows out?

• The car's lights will burn brighter

• The car's radio will not work

• The car's turn signal will turn too slowly

• The car's power windows will open too fast

The lightbulb does not glow. Which statement explains this observation?

• The battery is not charged

• The lightbulb is not part of a complete circuit

• The circuit does not have a switch

• The bell uses most of the energy from the battery

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

Which procedure will result in only the blue lightbulbs operating?

• Close switches 1 and 2 and leave switch 3 open

• Close switch 3 and leave switches 1 and 2 open

• Close switches 2 and 3 and leave switch 1 open

• Close switch 2 and leave switches 1 and 3 open

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

In some circuits that are used for decorating, one burned out lightbulb will prevent all the other lightbulbs from lighting. In other circuits, one burned out lightbulb will have no effect on the other lightbulbs.

In which of these circuits will the other lightbulbs still light even if one bulb is burned out?

• A

• B

• C

• D

All of the bulbs in this circuit are lit. What change would cause all the bulbs to go out?

• Removing wire 1

• Removing wires 2 and 4

• Removing wires 2 and 5

• Removing wires 3 and 4

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1