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Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 139 · 40 questions
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Remember (All for series, any for parallel): Series switches (one path): the bulb glows only if ALL are ON. Parallel switches (side-by-side paths): the bulb glows if ANY one is ON. Mixed: work out each path, then ask if there is at least one complete path.

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  1. 1.True or false: a slide switch slides side to side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔘 Switch A is on the main wire next to the cell and the bulb; then the wire splits into two side-by-side paths, one with switch B and one with switch C. A is ON, B is OFF and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  3. 3.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a toggle switch (b) a reed switch (c) a slide switch (d) a push button
  4. 4.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 2 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A and B (parallel). A is OFF and B is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to two side-by-side paths: path 1 has switches A and B one after another, path 2 has switch C. A is OFF, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.🔘 Which kind of switch works only while pressed? (a) a reed switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a push button (d) a toggle switch
  7. 7.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a toggle switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a reed switch (d) a push button
  8. 8.What does a toggle switch do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) closes near a magnet (c) works only while pressed (d) slides side to side
  9. 9.🔘 Two switches are in parallel (side by side). When does the bulb glow? (a) when either is ON (b) only when both are ON (c) never (d) only when both are OFF
  10. 10.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) open (b) broken (c) closed (d) cut
  11. 11.True or false: a tilt switch closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a tilt switch flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to two side-by-side paths: path 1 has switches A and B one after another, path 2 has switch C. A is ON, B is ON and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A, B and C are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is OFF, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.What does a tilt switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) slides side to side (c) springs back when let go (d) stays where you flip it
  16. 16.True or false: a toggle switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to two side-by-side paths: path 1 has switches A and B one after another, path 2 has switch C. A is ON, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.🔘 Switch A is on the main wire next to the cell and the bulb; then the wire splits into two side-by-side paths, one with switch B and one with switch C. A is OFF, B is ON and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A, B and C are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is ON, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.True or false: a push button flips up or down. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.What does a toggle switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) closes near a magnet (c) slides side to side (d) flips up or down
  22. 22.What does a push button do? (a) springs back when let go (b) stays where you flip it (c) closes near a magnet (d) closes when tipped over
  23. 23.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 2 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A and B (parallel). A is ON and B is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A and B are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is OFF and B is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 2 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A and B (parallel). A is ON and B is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 2 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A and B (parallel). A is OFF and B is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.True or false: a toggle switch closes when tipped over. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 3 switches on 3 side-by-side paths, one switch on each path (parallel). What is the smallest number of switches that must be ON to light the bulb?
  29. 29.True or false: a push button springs back when let go. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 3 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A, B and C (parallel). A is OFF, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.🔘 Switch A is on the main wire next to the cell and the bulb; then the wire splits into two side-by-side paths, one with switch B and one with switch C. A is OFF, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A, B, C and D are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is OFF, B is ON, C is OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.🔘 Two switches are in series. When does the bulb glow? (a) when both are ON (b) when either is ON (c) when both are OFF (d) never
  34. 34.What does a reed switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) slides side to side (c) closes near a magnet (d) flips up or down
  35. 35.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a slide switch (b) a reed switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a push button
  36. 36.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A, B and C are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is ON, B is OFF and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a slide switch (b) a reed switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a toggle switch
  38. 38.True or false: a tilt switch closes near a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔘 Switch A is on the main wire next to the cell and the bulb; then the wire splits into two side-by-side paths, one with switch B and one with switch C. A is ON, B is ON and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to two side-by-side paths: path 1 has switches A and B one after another, path 2 has switch C. A is OFF, B is OFF and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Yes
  3. a toggle switch
  4. No
  5. No
  6. a push button
  7. a tilt switch
  8. stays where you flip it
  9. when either is ON
  10. closed
  11. True
  12. False
  13. Yes
  14. No
  15. closes when tipped over
  16. True
  17. No
  18. No
  19. No
  20. False
  21. flips up or down
  22. springs back when let go
  23. Yes
  24. No
  25. Yes
  26. Yes
  27. False
  28. 1
  29. True
  30. No
  31. No
  32. No
  33. when both are ON
  34. closes near a magnet
  35. a push button
  36. No
  37. a slide switch
  38. False
  39. Yes
  40. Yes

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