Series and Parallel Circuits

• Series circuit - Bulbs are lit
• Series circuit - Bulbs are off
• Parallel circuit - Bulbs are lit
• Parallel circuit - Bulbs are off

This is an example of a -------- circuit.

• Series

• Parallel

• Combination

This circuit does not work because…

• the bulbs are not connected properly
• two cells are not powerful enough
• there is a break in the circuit
• the cells are facing each other

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.

• all bulbs are lit equally
• the two top bulbs are brighter
• the single lower bulb is brighter
• the single bulb does not light and the other two are dim

What is the definition of electrical current?

• The opposition to the flow of electrons

• The rate of flow of charge

• The work done on each coulomb of charge

• Electrons moving around

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series
• Consecutive
• Parallel
• Training

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

• True
• False

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

• One
• Two 
• Three 
• Four

In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.

• stop the flow of electricity
•  can still light up
•  will go out
• of the light bulbs burn out also