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Series and Parallel Circuits

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are atoms made of?

a)

Nothing

b)

Electrons

c)

Electrons and Protons

d)

Electrons, Protons and Neutrons

2.

Select the 2 types of electricity

a)

Current

b)

Backwards

c)

Elevated

d)

Static

3.

Electricity is made by...

a)

Protons moving

b)

Electrons moving

c)

Neutrons moving

d)

Atoms moving

4.

What charge do electrons have?

a)

Positive (+)

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative (-)

5.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive (+)

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative (-)

6.

What charge do neutrons have?

a)

Positive (+)

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative (-)

7.

If electrons are BLUE and protons are RED, what is the overall charge here?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

8.

If electrons are BLUE and protons are RED, what is the overall charge here?

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

9.

What CANNOT carry electricity?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Wire

d)

Battery

10.

What CAN carry electricity?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

11.

Select the CONDUCTORS

a)

Paper clip

b)

Dollar bill

c)

Dog

d)

Coin

12.

Select the INSULATORS

a)

Rubber band

b)

Hand

c)

Eraser

d)

Wire

13.

How many paths does a series circuit have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

How many paths does a parallel circuit have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

2 or more

15.

What type of circuit is this? Select all that are true.

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Open circuit

d)

Closed circuit

16.

How can you make the bulb brighter?

a)

Add more bulbs

b)

Add more batteries

c)

Make the wires shorter

d)

Add extra wires

17.

What would happen if you added an extra bulb?

a)

Nothing

b)

The light bulb would get dimmer

c)

The light bulb would get brighter

d)

The circuit wouldn't work

18.

What type of circuit is this? Select all that are true.

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Open circuit

d)

Closed circuit

19.

If one bulb breaks, what will happen to the other one?

a)

It will stop working

b)

It will keep working

20.

If an extra battery is added, what happens to the light bulbs?

a)

They get dimmer

b)

They get brighter

c)

They stay the same

d)

They break

21.

Which type of circuit is better to have in your home?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Either

22.

Select all that are TRUE

a)

An open circuit won't work

b)

An open circuit will work

c)

A closed circuit won't work

d)

A closed circuit will work

23.

What type of circuit is this. Select all that are true.

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

c)

Open circuit

d)

Closed circuit

24.

How many light bulbs will work?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

25.

How many light bulbs will work?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2