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Series and Parallel Circuits

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a ________.

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

open circuit

2.

This is a ________.

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

open circuit

3.

The battery is the _______.

a)

wire

b)

energy source

c)

load

4.

This is a ____________

a)

wire

b)

energy source

c)

load

5.

The light bulb is the _____

a)

wire

b)

energy source

c)

load

6.

A closed, connected path where electrons flow.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

circuit

7.

The battery has _________.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

circuit

8.

The load is the _____________.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

circuit

9.

A series circuit has _____

a)

one path

b)

more than one path

10.

A parallel circuit has _____

a)

one path

b)

more than one path

11.

What flows in the wire? (What is electricity made of?)

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutros

12.

The flow of electrons is called ______

a)

battery

b)

current

c)

load

13.

If I disconnect 1 light bulb in a SERIES circuit, then the other light bulbs.....

a)

stay on

b)

turn off

c)

get brighter

14.

If I disconnect 1 light bulb in a PARALLEL circuit, then the other light bulbs.....

a)

stay on

b)

turn off

c)

get brighter

15.

What are the 3 parts of a circuit?

a)

energy source, load, wire

b)

proton, neutron, electron

c)

switch, magnet, metal

16.

If I add RESISTANCE in a SERIES circuit, the current will ______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

17.

If I add RESISTANCE in a PARALLEL circuit, the current will ______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

18.

If I add VOLTAGE in a circuit, the current will ______.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

19.

The buildup of electrons on an object through friction

a)

electromagnet

b)

static electricity

c)

motor

20.

Electrons have a __________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

21.

Protons have a __________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

22.

Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

23.

An object becomes electrically charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

all of the above

24.

When you rub a balloon up against your shirt, the shirt becomes positively charged. This means that

a)

more protons were created on the shirt.

b)

electrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.

c)

protons left the balloon and moved to the shirt.

d)

neutrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.

25.

Like charges ________.

a)

repel

b)

attract

26.

Opposite charges ________.

a)

repel

b)

attract

27.

An object that is neutral contains the same number of electrons and protons.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
Which of the following is caused by static electricity?
a)
a stove getting hot when it is turned on
b)
a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator
c)
a lightning strike during a storm
d)
a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on
29.
The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have
a)
opposite charges
b)
like charges