Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 500 · 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.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a push button (b) a toggle switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a slide switch
2. 2.🔘 Which kind of switch closes near a magnet? (a) a toggle switch (b) a slide switch (c) a reed switch (d) a tilt switch
3. 3.True or false: a slide switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a toggle switch (b) a slide switch (c) a push button (d) a tilt switch
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 ON, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a toggle switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a push button (d) a slide switch
7. 7.True or false: a reed switch slides side to side. (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) only when both are ON (c) only when both are OFF (d) never
9. 9.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) broken (b) open (c) closed (d) cut
10. 10.🔘 What does a switch do in a circuit? (a) makes electricity (b) stores current (c) opens or closes the loop (d) changes the voltage
11. 11.🔘 Which kind of switch flips up or down? (a) a slide switch (b) a push button (c) a toggle switch (d) a tilt switch
12. 12.What does a toggle switch do? (a) flips up or down (b) closes near a magnet (c) springs back when let go (d) slides side to side
13. 13.🔘 Two switches are in series. When does the bulb glow? (a) when both are OFF (b) when either is ON (c) when both are ON (d) never
14. 14.What does a push button do? (a) slides side to side (b) stays where you flip it (c) springs back when let go (d) closes near a magnet
15. 15.🔘 Which kind of switch works only while pressed? (a) a reed switch (b) a push button (c) a toggle switch (d) a tilt switch
16. 16.What does a reed switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) slides side to side (c) stays where you flip it (d) closes near a magnet
17. 17.True or false: a reed switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a slide switch slides side to side. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.What does a slide switch do? (a) flips up or down (b) slides side to side (c) stays where you flip it (d) closes near a magnet
20. 20.True or false: a push button works only while pressed. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a push button springs back when let go. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔘 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
23. 23.What does a tilt switch do? (a) springs back when let go (b) closes when tipped over (c) works only while pressed (d) flips up or down
24. 24.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
25. 25.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a reed switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a slide switch (d) a toggle switch
26. 26.What does a toggle switch do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) closes when tipped over (c) springs back when let go (d) closes near a magnet
27. 27.True or false: a push button closes when tipped over. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔘 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 ON, C is OFF and D is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.True or false: a toggle switch closes when tipped over. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔘 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
31. 31.True or false: a toggle switch springs back when let go. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
33. 33.🔘 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
34. 34.True or false: a push button flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a slide switch closes near a magnet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a push button closes near a magnet. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a push button stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔘 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
39. 39.True or false: a toggle switch works only while pressed. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a slide switch works only while pressed. (a) False (b) True

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