Circuits and Electricity

The picture shows an electrical circuit. This circuit is a series circuit because: 

• It has 3 light bulbs.
• The same current flows through all three light bulbs.
• It uses a single battery.
• The electrical current is divided between the three light bulbs.

As the resistance of a circuit increases, the current will...

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

Pick the correct sentence.

• This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
• Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
• This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
• This circuit will not work because there is no switch.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

• The other bulbs will go out.
• The other bulbs will stay on
• The other bulbs will get dimmer.
• The battery will become stronger.

Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?

• series circuit
• parallel circuit

Levi is wanting to light a bulb.  What does he need to get the bulb to light?

• A battery and a paper clip
• A battery and a wire
• A paper clip and a wire
• A switch and a wire

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NGSS.4-PS3-2

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what is the plastic spoon acting as?

• A conductor
• A diode
• An insulator
• A switch

If you replace the paper clip with a plastic spoon, what happens?

• The bulb doesn't light
• The bulb is dimmer
• The wires get hot
• There is no change

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NGSS.3-PS2-3

NGSS.4-PS3-2

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take. 

• One
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

In a parallel circuit, if one connection is broken, all of the connections stop working.

• True
• False