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