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