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Electrical Circuits

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main difference between static and current electricity?

a)

Static = moving / Current = stationary (non-moving)

b)

Static = powerful / Current = weak

c)

Static = stationary (non-moving) / Current = moving

d)

Static = dry / Current = wet

2.

Current Electricity flows on a circuit, tick the key components of an electrical circuit below (more than one).

a)

Power point

b)

Conducting path (wire)

c)

Power supply

d)

Balloon

e)

Load (energy transformer)

3.

What is this the symbol of in a circuit diagram?

a)

Light globe

b)

Switch

c)

Voltmeter

d)

Connecting Wire

4.

What is this symbol for in a circuit diagram?

a)

Connecting wire

b)

Ammeter

c)

Switch

d)

Light globe

5.

This is the symbol for a switch, this switch is open. What does that mean for the circuit?

a)

The electricity cannot flow around the circuit

b)

The electricity is turned on

c)

Less electricity is moving through the circuit

d)

The electricity can flow around the circuit

6.

What does this symbol represent in a circuit diagram?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Resistor

c)

Cell

d)

Switch

7.

What is the function of a cell?

a)

Provides energy to the circuit

b)

Slows down electricity around the circuit

c)

Transform electricity to light

d)

Speeds up the flow of electricity

8.

This is the symbol for an Ammeter, what does an Ammeter measure?

a)

Volts of the circuit

b)

Electric current

c)

How bright the light bulb is

d)

Animosity

9.

Is this switch turned off or on?

a)

On

b)

Off

10.

This is the symbol for a resistor, what does a resistor do?

a)

Resist temptations

b)

Slow down the flow of electricity

c)

Speeds up electricity

d)

Reflects electricity

11.

What is this the symbol for in a circuit diagram?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Battery

c)

Light bulb

d)

Fan

12.

Tick the types of circuits below:

a)

Series

b)

Paracetamol

c)

Post

d)

Parallel

13.

What is the definition of a series circuit?

a)

A circuit in a continuous loop

b)

A circuit with many parts

c)

A circuit with more than one path for each part

d)

A dramatic circuit

14.

What is the definition of a parallel circuit?

a)

A circuit in a continuous loop

b)

A circuit with many parts

c)

A circuit with more than one path for each part

d)

A dramatic circuit

15.

Is this a series or parallel circuit?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

16.

Is this a series or a parallel circuit?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

17.

Series or parallel?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

18.

Which of the following is NOT true about series circuits

a)

Each part cannot be controlled separately

b)

If one globe blows on the circuit, the rest stop working

c)

Your house is mostly made of series circuits

d)

Adding more globes makes the circuit duller

19.

True or False: In a parallel circuit, each component receives the same voltage?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Christmas lights are an example of a ______________ circuit.

a)

Series

b)

Parallel