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WorksheetsCircuits Series and Parallel
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
2.
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
3.
In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.
a)
stop the flow of electricity
b)
can still light up
c)
will go out
d)
of the light bulbs burn out also
4.
This is needed in a circuit to start the electrons moving.
a)
battery
b)
power source
c)
switch
d)
wire
5.
a)
closed series
b)
open series
c)
open parallel
d)
closed parallel
6.
As resistors are added in series to a circuit, the total resistance will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
7.
As the resistance of a resistor in series increases, the measured voltage across that resistor will
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
8.
The current through each resistor connected in series
a)
will add up to the total current
b)
is the same everywhere
9.
This is an example of a _______ circuit
a)
open
b)
series
c)
parallel
d)
square
10.
In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
In an electrical circuit, electrons move from the __________.
a)
Negative pole to negative pole
b)
Negative pole to positive pole
c)
Positive pole to positive pole
12.
A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
13.
a)
Series Circuit
b)
Parallel Circuit
14.
a)
closed series
b)
open series
c)
open parallel
d)
closed parallel
15.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
A. alternating
b)
B.overloaded
c)
C.parallel
d)
D. series
16.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
open
d)
chris barton
17.
Parallel circuits are
a)
a circuit that has only one path for current to travel
b)
has more than one path for current to travel
c)
a circuit that does not allow electricity to travel through it
d)
magnets that cause electric current
18.
what is this symbol for?
a)
light bulb
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
resistor
19.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light
c)
battery
d)
wires
20.
a)
Bulb
b)
Battery
c)
Horn
d)
Fuse
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