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WorksheetsSeries and Parallel Circuits
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins
This is a ________.
series circuit
parallel circuit
open circuit
This is a ________.
series circuit
parallel circuit
open circuit
The battery is the _______.
wire
energy source
load
This is a ____________
wire
energy source
load
The light bulb is the _____
wire
energy source
load
A closed, connected path where electrons flow.
resistance
voltage
circuit
The battery has _________.
resistance
voltage
circuit
The load is the _____________.
resistance
voltage
circuit
A series circuit has _____
one path
more than one path
A parallel circuit has _____
one path
more than one path
What flows in the wire? (What is electricity made of?)
protons
electrons
neutros
The flow of electrons is called ______
battery
current
load
If I disconnect 1 light bulb in a SERIES circuit, then the other light bulbs.....
stay on
turn off
get brighter
If I disconnect 1 light bulb in a PARALLEL circuit, then the other light bulbs.....
stay on
turn off
get brighter
What are the 3 parts of a circuit?
energy source, load, wire
proton, neutron, electron
switch, magnet, metal
If I add RESISTANCE in a SERIES circuit, the current will ______.
increase
decrease
stay the same
If I add RESISTANCE in a PARALLEL circuit, the current will ______.
increase
decrease
stay the same
If I add VOLTAGE in a circuit, the current will ______.
increase
decrease
stay the same
The buildup of electrons on an object through friction
electromagnet
static electricity
motor
Electrons have a __________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
Protons have a __________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.
protons
neutrons
electrons
An object becomes electrically charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose
electrons
protons
neutrons
all of the above
When you rub a balloon up against your shirt, the shirt becomes positively charged. This means that
more protons were created on the shirt.
electrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.
protons left the balloon and moved to the shirt.
neutrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.
Like charges ________.
repel
attract
Opposite charges ________.
repel
attract
An object that is neutral contains the same number of electrons and protons.
True
False
