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Series and Parallel

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
2.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
3.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
4.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
5.
What is the unit of power?
a)
Amps
b)
Watts
c)
Volts
d)
Joules
6.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
7.
What particle has a negative charge?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
8.
What particle has a positive charge?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
9.
Which statement is true?
a)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is complete.
b)
The light bulb will light up because the  circuit is broken.
c)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is complete.
d)
The light bulb will not light up because the  circuit is broken.
10.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
A. alternating
b)
B.overloaded
c)
C.parallel
d)
D. series
11.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
A. alternating
b)
B.overloaded
c)
C.parallel
d)
D. series
12.
In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In an electrical circuit, electrons move from the __________.
a)
Negative pole to negative pole
b)
Negative pole to positive pole
c)
Positive pole to positive pole
14.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. 
a)
One
b)
Two 
c)
Three 
d)
Four
15.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
16.
The flow of electrical energy starts at the  ___ side of the d-cell.
a)
negative
b)
positve
c)
complete circuit
d)
bulb
17.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
 can still light up
c)
 will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
18.
This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
series circuit
c)
parallel circuit
d)
open circuit
19.
Series circuit is
a)
a circuit with more than one path for current to travel
b)
has magnets to help current to travel
c)
a circuit that has only one path for the current to travel
d)
does not allow electric current to travel through it
20.
Parallel circuits are
a)
a circuit that has only one path for current to travel
b)
has more than one path for current to travel
c)
a circuit that does not allow electricity to travel through it
d)
magnets that cause electric current
21.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)
This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.