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Electricity - series and parallel circuits

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A material in which electrons are able to move easily
a)
Circuit
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor 
2.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 
a)
Circuit 
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor
3.
The flow/movement of electric charges 
a)
Voltage
b)
Resistance 
c)
Current 
d)
Circuit 
4.
The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
5.
The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
6.
This circuit contains two or more branches for current to move through. 
a)
Series Circuit 
b)
Parallel Circuit 
7.
A student wants to use the diagram below to explain what happens when the light bulb turns on. How could she best explain what is happening?
a)
Light energy is transformed to electric energy.
b)
Electric energy is transformed to light energy.
c)
Electric energy is transformed to motion energy.
d)
Motion energy is transformed to electric energy.
8.
Will this circuit light the bulb? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Will this circuit light the bulb? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
Will the light bulb light up if the switch remains open as shown?
a)
Yes, because the circuit will be complete.
b)
Yes, because the battery will push the electric current.
c)
No, because the electric circuit is not complete.
d)
No, because the battery will push the electric current.
11.
The circuit  lights the light bulb. What is the purpose of the switch in the circuit?
a)
to push the electric current
b)
to open and close the circuit
c)
to insulate the circuit
d)
to make the electricity
12.

Electricity is ____________________.

a)

the movement of the sun

b)

the movement of electrons

c)

the movement of the moon

d)

the movement of air

13.

A ______________ is sometimes added to a circuit, it opens and closes a circuit to turn resistors on and off.

a)

battery

b)

resistor

c)

current

d)

switch

14.

When a circuit is ____________ it is incomplete and charges can't flow through.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

parallel

15.

In order to work, a circuit must be:

a)

Open

b)

Closed

16.

An example of a conductor is:

a)

Steel

b)

Wool

c)

Plastic

d)

Fabric

17.

Identify the part of a circuit that is labeled 3.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

18.

Identify the part of a circuit that is labeled 2.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

19.

Identify the part of the circuit that is labeled 1.

a)

battery

b)

wire

c)

switch

d)

bulb

20.

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

21.

This is an example of a _______ circuit

a)

open

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

switch

22.
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.
23.

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)

open

d)

closed

24.
Does this statement best describe a parallel or a series circuit.
 
When more light bulbs are added they all remain bright. 
a)
Parallel circuit
b)
Series circuit
25.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
26.
This is an example of a ______ circuit
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
c)
Open
d)
Dihexihedral
27.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
28.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
29.
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.
30.
what kind of circuit is this?
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
chris barton
d)
open
31.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
32.
what is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
33.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same

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