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Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 540 · 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 flips up or down? (a) a slide switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a push button (d) a reed switch
  2. 2.🔘 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
  3. 3.What does a slide switch do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) flips up or down (c) slides side to side (d) works only while pressed
  4. 4.🔘 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
  5. 5.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) open (b) cut (c) closed (d) broken
  6. 6.🔘 Which kind of switch works only while pressed? (a) a reed switch (b) a push button (c) a toggle switch (d) a tilt switch
  7. 7.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a toggle switch (b) a reed switch (c) a slide switch (d) a tilt switch
  8. 8.True or false: a slide switch flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔘 Two switches are in series. When does the bulb glow? (a) when either is ON (b) when both are ON (c) never (d) when both are OFF
  10. 10.🔘 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
  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 ON and B is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.True or false: a slide switch works only while pressed. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.🔘 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
  15. 15.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a push button (b) a reed switch (c) a slide switch (d) a toggle switch
  16. 16.🔘 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
  17. 17.What does a reed switch do? (a) springs back when let go (b) works only while pressed (c) flips up or down (d) closes near a magnet
  18. 18.What does a push button do? (a) springs back when let go (b) flips up or down (c) closes when tipped over (d) stays where you flip it
  19. 19.🔘 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?
  20. 20.What does a toggle switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) works only while pressed (c) slides side to side (d) flips up or down
  21. 21.🔘 Which kind of switch closes near a magnet? (a) a slide switch (b) a reed switch (c) a push button (d) a toggle switch
  22. 22.True or false: a reed switch flips up or down. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a tilt switch closes near a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔘 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 OFF, C is ON and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.True or false: a slide switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔘 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) No (b) Yes
  28. 28.🔘 What does a switch do in a circuit? (a) makes electricity (b) stores current (c) opens or closes the loop (d) changes the voltage
  29. 29.What does a push button do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) works only while pressed (c) closes near a magnet (d) flips up or down
  30. 30.🔘 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
  31. 31.What does a tilt switch do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) stays where you flip it (c) flips up or down (d) closes when tipped over
  32. 32.🔘 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 OFF and D is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a reed switch (b) a toggle switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a slide switch
  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 ON, B is ON and C is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.True or false: a reed switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  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 OFF, C is OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.True or false: a tilt switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔘 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
  39. 39.What does a toggle switch do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) springs back when let go (c) works only while pressed (d) stays where you flip it
  40. 40.🔘 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) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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