Circuit Symbols and Elements

this is the symbol for a _____?

• switch
• light 
• battery
• wires

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This is the symbol for a ...

• Wire
• Battery
• Buzzer
• Fuse

This is the circuit symbol for ...

• an AC current source
• a DC current source
• a battery
• a single cell

What does the following symbol represent?

• Wire

• Resistor

• Battery

• Switch

If a circuit is incomplete, or broken, it is a(n) ________ circuit. 

• closed
• series
• bad
• open

What is the energy source for a circuit?

• Light bulb
• Battery
• Wire
• Switch

Electric current is the flow of:

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• none of these

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• closed circuit

• open circuit

What is a series circuit?

• The transfer of electrons from one object to another
• A circuit with a single path the current follows
• A circuit that goes in multiple directions
• A circuit that takes place in a series of events

What happens when you add a second bulb to a series circuit?

• The first bulb gets brighter
• The second bulb will be as bright as the first because they both get full power
• The circuit will no longer work
• Both bulbs will be half as bright because the voltage is divided by two now