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Electronics Worksheet: Simple Circuit – Open and Closed

Electronics lesson 4: Open and closed circuits · Set 315 · 40 questions
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Remember (Follow the loop): Closed circuit = complete loop = current flows; open circuit = a break = no current. Check every part: live cell, good bulb, switch ON, all wires joined, any gap bridged by a conductor. If even one check fails, the bulb does not glow.

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  1. 1.Which of these means the circuit is closed? (a) all wires are joined (b) a cell is taken out (c) a wire has come loose (d) the switch is OFF
  2. 2.🔁 Is the circuit closed or open if the loop is complete? (a) open (b) closed
  3. 3.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  4. 4.Which of these means the circuit is open? (a) a cell is taken out (b) all wires are joined (c) the loop is complete (d) the switch is ON
  5. 5.True or false: if the bulb is unscrewed, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔁 Is the circuit closed or open if all wires are joined? (a) closed (b) open
  7. 7.Which of these means the circuit is open? (a) all wires are joined (b) the switch is ON (c) the loop is complete (d) a wire is cut
  8. 8.🔁 What must there be for a current to flow? (a) one loose end (b) a complete loop (c) a broken path (d) a plastic gap
  9. 9.🔁 Is the circuit closed or open if the switch is ON? (a) open (b) closed
  10. 10.True or false: if all wires are joined, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: if the switch is OFF, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔁 A bulb has two contacts. How many must be joined into the loop for it to glow? (a) it does not matter (b) only one (c) both of them (d) none
  13. 13.🔁 What do we call a circuit with a break in it? (a) a series circuit (b) a full circuit (c) an open circuit (d) a closed circuit
  14. 14.Which of these means the circuit is open? (a) a wire has come loose (b) all wires are joined (c) the switch is ON (d) the loop is complete
  15. 15.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a bulb with a broken filament and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a steel spoon. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by an iron nail. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.True or false: if the switch is ON, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: if the switch is ON, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a rubber eraser. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a bulb with a broken filament and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by an iron nail. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.Which of these means the circuit is open? (a) the switch is OFF (b) the switch is ON (c) all wires are joined (d) the loop is complete
  22. 22.True or false: if a cell is taken out, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔦 A circuit has a used-up (dead) cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a woollen thread. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.Which of these means the circuit is closed? (a) a wire is cut (b) the switch is OFF (c) the loop is complete (d) the bulb is unscrewed
  25. 25.True or false: if the loop is complete, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: if the switch is OFF, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔁 Is the circuit closed or open if the switch is OFF? (a) closed (b) open
  28. 28.Which of these means the circuit is open? (a) the switch is ON (b) the loop is complete (c) all wires are joined (d) the bulb is unscrewed
  29. 29.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a wooden stick. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.🔦 A circuit has a used-up (dead) cell, a good bulb and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.True or false: if the bulb is unscrewed, the circuit is open and no current flows. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is OFF. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a graphite rod. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a bulb with a broken filament and a switch that is ON. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a rubber eraser. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.True or false: if all wires are joined, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: if the loop is complete, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is OFF. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by an iron nail. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.🔦 A circuit has a new cell, a good bulb and a switch that is OFF. All the wires are firmly joined. A gap in one wire is bridged by a metal paper clip. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.True or false: if a wire is cut, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: if a wire has come loose, the circuit is closed and current flows. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔁 Is the circuit closed or open if the bulb is unscrewed? (a) closed (b) open

Answer key

  1. all wires are joined
  2. closed
  3. Yes
  4. a cell is taken out
  5. False
  6. closed
  7. a wire is cut
  8. a complete loop
  9. closed
  10. False
  11. False
  12. both of them
  13. an open circuit
  14. a wire has come loose
  15. No
  16. Yes
  17. False
  18. True
  19. No
  20. No
  21. the switch is OFF
  22. True
  23. No
  24. the loop is complete
  25. False
  26. True
  27. open
  28. the bulb is unscrewed
  29. No
  30. No
  31. True
  32. No
  33. No
  34. True
  35. True
  36. No
  37. No
  38. False
  39. False
  40. open

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