Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 479 · 40 questions

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.

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

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