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Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 293 · 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 push button slides side to side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.What does a toggle switch do? (a) flips up or down (b) closes when tipped over (c) closes near a magnet (d) springs back when let go
  3. 3.🔘 What does a switch do in a circuit? (a) changes the voltage (b) makes electricity (c) opens or closes the loop (d) stores current
  4. 4.What does a push button do? (a) works only while pressed (b) closes near a magnet (c) closes when tipped over (d) stays where you flip it
  5. 5.What does a slide switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) stays where you flip it (c) slides side to side (d) flips up or down
  6. 6.🔘 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?
  7. 7.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a tilt switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a push button (d) a reed switch
  8. 8.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 2 switches one after another in a single loop (series). What is the smallest number of switches that must be ON to light the bulb?
  9. 9.🔘 Two switches are in series. When does the bulb glow? (a) when both are OFF (b) never (c) when both are ON (d) when either is ON
  10. 10.🔘 Which kind of switch closes near a magnet? (a) a reed switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a slide switch
  11. 11.True or false: a toggle switch flips up or down. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a tilt switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.What does a reed switch do? (a) slides side to side (b) works only while pressed (c) closes near a magnet (d) springs back when let go
  14. 14.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  15. 15.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.🔘 Two switches are in parallel (side by side). When does the bulb glow? (a) only when both are OFF (b) never (c) when either is ON (d) only when both are ON
  17. 17.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a reed switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a push button (d) a slide switch
  18. 18.🔘 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
  19. 19.What does a push button do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) closes near a magnet (c) stays where you flip it (d) springs back when let go
  20. 20.🔘 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
  21. 21.🔘 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 OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.True or false: a tilt switch closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) broken (b) open (c) cut (d) closed
  24. 24.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a push button (b) a tilt switch (c) a toggle switch (d) a slide switch
  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 OFF, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.🔘 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
  28. 28.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a toggle switch (b) a reed switch (c) a slide switch (d) a push button
  29. 29.True or false: a reed switch flips up or down. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.True or false: a reed switch closes near a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔘 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 OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.🔘 A cell and a bulb are joined to 4 side-by-side paths with one switch on each path — A, B, C and D (parallel). A is ON, B is OFF, C is OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.🔘 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
  35. 35.🔘 Which kind of switch flips up or down? (a) a push button (b) a reed switch (c) a toggle switch (d) a tilt switch
  36. 36.🔘 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 ON and D is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.True or false: a push button springs back when let go. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a toggle switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a push button flips up or down. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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