Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 490 · 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 switch do in a circuit? (a) makes electricity (b) changes the voltage (c) opens or closes the loop (d) stores current
2. 2.True or false: a push button stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.What does a tilt switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) closes near a magnet (c) springs back when let go (d) flips up or down
4. 4.True or false: a toggle switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.What does a slide switch do? (a) springs back when let go (b) stays where you flip it (c) slides side to side (d) works only while pressed
6. 6.What does a reed switch do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) works only while pressed (c) closes when tipped over (d) flips up or down
7. 7.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) cut (b) broken (c) open (d) closed
8. 8.🔘 Which kind of switch works only while pressed? (a) a slide switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a push button
9. 9.What does a toggle switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) closes when tipped over (c) slides side to side (d) flips up or down
10. 10.True or false: a reed switch closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔘 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
12. 12.🔘 Two switches are in series. When does the bulb glow? (a) when both are OFF (b) when both are ON (c) never (d) when either is ON
13. 13.🔘 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
14. 14.What does a push button do? (a) springs back when let go (b) flips up or down (c) stays where you flip it (d) slides side to side
15. 15.True or false: a tilt switch closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
17. 17.🔘 Which kind of switch closes near a magnet? (a) a tilt switch (b) a reed switch (c) a push button (d) a slide switch
18. 18.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.🔘 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?
21. 21.True or false: a tilt switch springs back when let go. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a toggle switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a slide switch (d) a push button
23. 23.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
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 ON, B is OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
25. 25.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a push button (b) a toggle switch (c) a reed switch (d) a slide switch
26. 26.🔘 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 ON. 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 ON, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.🔘 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 OFF, C is ON and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.🔘 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 OFF, C is OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 4 switches on 4 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?
31. 31.True or false: a toggle switch flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔘 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?
33. 33.🔘 Which kind of switch flips up or down? (a) a reed switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a push button (d) a toggle switch
34. 34.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a toggle switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a push button (d) a slide switch
35. 35.🔘 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 OFF and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a push button (b) a reed switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a toggle switch
37. 37.True or false: a tilt switch works only while pressed. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a toggle switch closes near a magnet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.What does a toggle switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) stays where you flip it (c) closes when tipped over (d) closes near a magnet
40. 40.True or false: a toggle switch slides side to side. (a) False (b) True

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