Parallel and Series Circuits

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LESLEY BABE

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Two types of Circuits

There are two types of circuits:
parallel: there are multiple pathways for electricity to travel
series: there is only one pathway for electricity to travel

Series Circuits

In a series circuit, there is only one path for electricity to travel.
If one part of the circuit stops working (the load, the wires, or the power source) the entire circuit stops working.

Parallel Circuit

In a parallel circuit, there is more than one pathway for electricity to flow.
If one part of the parallel circuit stops working, the electricity will still flow.

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

series

parallel

Multiple Choice

What kind of circuit is this?

Series

Consecutive

Parallel

Training

Multiple Choice

Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?

series circuit

parallel circuit

Multiple Choice

When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.

parallel

series

open

closed

Multiple Choice

The current has only has one loop to flow through in this circuit.

Series Circuit

Parallel Circuit

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

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.

Two types of Circuits

There are two types of circuits:
parallel: there are multiple pathways for electricity to travel
series: there is only one pathway for electricity to travel

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