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