WorksheetsLighting Up a Bulb: Understanding Electric Circuits
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is needed at the very least to light up a bulb in an electric circuit?
A bulb and a wire
A bulb, a battery, and a wire
A bulb and a battery
Two bulbs and a wire
What does a battery provide to an electric circuit?
Light
Heat
Electrical energy
Mechanical energy
What happens if there is a break anywhere in the circuit?
The bulb will shine brighter
The bulb will not light up
The bulb will flicker
The battery will recharge
What is a series circuit?
A circuit with multiple paths for the current to flow
A circuit where components are connected end to end
A circuit that can only have one light bulb
A circuit that uses only batteries and no bulbs
The pathway through which electric current flows from the D-cell to the lightbulb and back to the cell.
circuit
wire
short circuit
magnetism
The ___________ burns out too quickly," Mr. Edison said. "We have to find a better material to make it (the lightbulb) longer lasting."
metal case
Filament
copper wire
glass dome
Thomas Edison was famous for improving a product he didn't invent, what was that product?
battery
lightbulb
kite
lamp post
Examine the circuits. Which one will light the bulb?
A lightbulb in a circuit gives off energy. What is the evidence of energy?
light
sound
motion
The part of the bulb that produces light is the
metal case
metal base
filament
glass dome
What change to the electric circuit shown will cause the lightbulb to light up?
