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Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 173 · 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.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a tilt switch (b) a slide switch (c) a reed switch (d) a push button
  2. 2.What does a tilt switch do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) slides side to side (c) closes when tipped over (d) springs back when let go
  3. 3.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.What does a slide switch do? (a) springs back when let go (b) closes when tipped over (c) works only while pressed (d) slides side to side
  5. 5.What does a reed switch do? (a) slides side to side (b) springs back when let go (c) closes near a magnet (d) flips up or down
  6. 6.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.True or false: a toggle switch flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔘 Two switches are in parallel (side by side). When does the bulb glow? (a) when either is ON (b) never (c) only when both are ON (d) only when both are OFF
  9. 9.🔘 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 ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.What does a push button do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) closes near a magnet (c) slides side to side (d) springs back when let go
  11. 11.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) cut (b) broken (c) closed (d) open
  12. 12.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  13. 13.What does a push button do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) works only while pressed (c) flips up or down (d) slides side to side
  14. 14.🔘 Which kind of switch closes near a magnet? (a) a slide switch (b) a push button (c) a tilt switch (d) a reed switch
  15. 15.🔘 Which kind of switch works only while pressed? (a) a tilt switch (b) a push button (c) a reed switch (d) a toggle switch
  16. 16.What does a toggle switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) closes near a magnet (c) springs back when let go (d) flips up or down
  17. 17.🔘 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 ON, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 6 switches on 6 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?
  19. 19.🔘 Which kind of switch flips up or down? (a) a reed switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a push button (d) a tilt switch
  20. 20.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a push button (b) a reed switch (c) a toggle switch (d) a slide switch
  21. 21.🔘 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 ON and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.🔘 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
  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 OFF and B is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a toggle switch (b) a slide switch (c) a push button (d) a tilt switch
  25. 25.True or false: a push button closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 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
  27. 27.🔘 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 OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.True or false: a push button works only while pressed. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔘 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 ON, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.🔘 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
  31. 31.What does a toggle switch do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) works only while pressed (c) closes when tipped over (d) springs back when let go
  32. 32.True or false: a slide switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 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
  34. 34.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: a push button stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a toggle switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a tilt switch closes when tipped over. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔘 A cell, a bulb and switches A, B, C and D are joined one after another in a single loop (series). A is ON, B is ON, C is OFF and D is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.True or false: a tilt switch flips up or down. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 4 switches one after another in a single loop (series). What is the smallest number of switches that must be ON to light the bulb?

Answer key

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

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