Parallel and Series Circuits

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training

What kind of circuit is this?

• series

• parallel

wood is a _____?

• conductor

• insulator

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

brass is a _____?

• insulator

• conductor

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit

• Insulator 

• Resistance 

• Conductor 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 

• Circuit 

• Insulator 

• Resistance 

• Conductor

This circuit has more than one loop. When one light goes out, the others stay on. 

• closed circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch

• light 

• battery

• wires

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.