Series and Parallel Circuits
  • 1. How many light bulbs are in the diagram?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 1
D) 2
circuit diagram
  • 2. What kind of circuit is shown above?
A) square
B) parallel
C) concave
D) series
  • 3. How many batteries are in the diagram?
A) 3
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2
parallel diagram
  • 4. What kind of circuit is shown above?
A) rectangle
B) series
C) convex
D) parallel
switch parallel circuit
  • 5. The diagram shows a switch that's________.
A) loose
B) open
C) broken
D) closed
  • 6. The photo shows a symbol of what object?
A) a battery
B) a switch
C) a car
D) a wire
  • 7. A device able to supply electrical energy is a ________.
A) nonconductor
B) conductor
C) microwave
D) battery
  • 8. The pathway for electrical current is called a _______.
A) highway
B) motor
C) circuit
D) cloud
  • 9. When the electrical current CANNOT flow, the circuit is _______.
A) closed
B) loose
C) broken
D) open
  • 10. The positve (+) and negative (-) ends of the battery are called ______.
A) battery sides
B) battery terminals
C) circuit diagram
D) battery knobs
  • 11. A circuit that has only one electric flow is _________.
A) series circuit
B) paper circuit
C) parallel circuit
D) battery circuit
  • 12. The unit that measures a battery's strength is called ________.
A) circuit
B) current
C) volt
D) conductor
  • 13. A device that opens and closes a circuit is a __________.
A) conductor
B) switch
C) electrical current
D) volt
  • 14. Objects that allow electrical current to flow are called ______.
A) nonconductors
B) conductors
C) circuits
D) batteries
  • 15. Objects that DO NOT allow electrical current to flow are called ______.
A) circuits
B) nonconductors
C) batteries
D) conductors
pencil
  • 16. Which parts of the pencil are conductors?
A) The wood and eraser
B) The eraser and point
C) The metal and point
D) The wood and metal
  • 17. Which activity did we compare the brightness of the light bulb?
A) Paper-Clip Switch
B) Solid Conductors
C) Series and Parallel Circuits
D) Simple Circuits
  • 18. Which activity did we discover what objects are conductors and what objects are nonconductors?
A) Solid Conductors
B) Paper-Clip Switch
C) Simple Circuits
D) Series and Parallel Circuits
  • 19. How many volts are in the batteries we have used?
A) 3v
B) 1.5v
C) 3
D) 1.5
  • 20. The series circuit with two batteries, gives how much voltage to a light bulb?
A) 1.5v
B) 2v
C) 3v
D) 1v
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