Series and Parallel Circuits

What is a Series Circuit?

• A circuit with more than one path way for current to flow

• A circuit with one path way with one switch.

• An electric circuit with a single path for current to flow.

• Two circuits with one path way for current to flow

What is Parallel Circuit?

• A wire that has a battery and a switch.

• A circuit that contains more than one path for current flow.

• A circuit that contians one path for current flow

• A circuit with a switch

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training

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

• stop the flow of electricity

• will go out

• can still light up

What type of circuit is this picture?

• parallel

• series

• open

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

• closed circuit

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• open circuit

A series circuit has how many pathways for the electrons to flow?

• Two

• One

• Many

• Zero

In a series circuit, if one receiver is disconnected, nothing will work.

• true

• false

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

This circuit is easy to repair and less likely to overheat

• open circuit

• closed circuit

• parallel

• series