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WorksheetsPARALLEL AND SERIES CIRCUITS
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light
c)
battery
d)
wires
6.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
7.
Mrs. Moore made a circuit. It did not light up. Why?
a)
The switch is open.
b)
The switch is closed.
8.
What is the energy source for a circuit?
a)
Light bulb
b)
Battery
c)
Wire
d)
Switch
9.
What is it called when a circuit is complete?
a)
Closed circuit
b)
Light bulb circuit
c)
Open circuit
d)
Series circuit
10.
What is the type of circuit that stops working when one bulb goes out?
a)
A broken circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
c)
Series Circuit
d)
A metal circuit
11.
What type of circuit is used in your house?
a)
Light Circuits
b)
The best circuits
c)
Series Circuits
d)
Parallel Circuits
12.
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.
13.
The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because:
a)
It has 3 light bulbs.
b)
The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.
14.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
15.
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 __________.
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
opened
d)
closed
16.
Does this statement best describe a parallel or a series circuit.
When more light bulbs are added they all remain bright.
When more light bulbs are added they all remain bright.
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
17.
Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
18.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
19.
This circuit does not work because…
a)
the bulbs are not connected properly
b)
the single cell is not powerful enough
c)
there is a break in the circuit
d)
there is a short crcuit
20.
How many different types of circuits are there?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
4
21.
what is this symbol for?
a)
cell
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
22.
a)
closed series
b)
open series
c)
open parallel
d)
closed parallel
23.
a)
Bulbs are in parallel - Circuit X is brighter than Circuit Y
b)
Bulbs are in parallel - Circuit Y is brighter than Circuit X
c)
Bulbs are in series - Circuit X is brighter than Circuit Y
d)
Bulbs are in series - Circuit Y is brighter than Circuit X
24.
This circuit does not work because…
a)
the bulbs are not connected properly
b)
two cells are not powerful enough
c)
there is a break in the circuit
d)
the cells are facing each other
25.
a)
all bulbs are lit equally
b)
the two top bulbs are brighter
c)
the single lower bulb is brighter
d)
the single bulb does not light and the other two are dim
26.
when the switch is closed.....
a)
both bulbs TURN ON
b)
both bulbs STAY ON
c)
both bulbs TURN OFF
d)
both bulbs STAY OFF
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