Circuits Check for Understanding

What kind of Circuit is this?

• Series

• Parallel

• Square

• Circle

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

• parallel circuit
• series circuit
• closed circuit
• short circuit

what is this symbol for?

• light bulb
• switch
• battery
• resistor

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

• The other bulbs will go out.
• The other bulbs will stay on
• The other bulbs will get dimmer.
• The battery will become stronger.

When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.

• parallel
• series
• open
• closed

How was voltage represented in the water analogy? (Think about the River flowing)

• an electric dam converting water to electricity

• the amount of water in a large container (e.g. water tower)

• the flow of water through the pipes

• turning a faucet on and off

How was current represented in the water analogy? (Think about the River flowing)

• an electric dam converting water to electricity

• the amount of water in a large container (e.g. water tower)

• the flow of water through the pipes

• turning a faucet on and off

What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?

• 25 V

• 10 V

• 2.5 V

• 0.4 V

What is a circuit?

• A rate of charges flow through a cross-sectional area of a wire

• A closed path that a current can flow along

This is an example of a ______ circuit

• Series

• Parallel

• Circle

• Square