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