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Electronics Worksheet: Switches in a Circuit

Electronics lesson 5: Switches in a circuit · Set 7 · 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.What does a slide switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) slides side to side (c) closes when tipped over (d) springs back when let go
  2. 2.What does a tilt switch do? (a) closes when tipped over (b) springs back when let go (c) flips up or down (d) stays where you flip it
  3. 3.🔘 Which kind of switch springs back when let go? (a) a tilt switch (b) a push button (c) a reed switch (d) a slide switch
  4. 4.🔘 Which kind of switch flips up or down? (a) a slide switch (b) a reed switch (c) a toggle switch (d) a push button
  5. 5.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.True or false: a push button stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a toggle switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔘 When a switch is ON, the circuit is … (a) open (b) cut (c) broken (d) closed
  9. 9.🔘 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) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.True or false: a toggle switch springs back when let go. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 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 ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.What does a reed switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) flips up or down (c) closes near a magnet (d) springs back when let go
  13. 13.What does a toggle switch do? (a) works only while pressed (b) springs back when let go (c) stays where you flip it (d) closes when tipped over
  14. 14.True or false: a toggle switch flips up or down. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a slide switch stays where you flip it. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Which kind of switch closes when tipped over? (a) a slide switch (b) a tilt switch (c) a reed switch (d) a toggle switch
  17. 17.🔘 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 OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  18. 18.What does a toggle switch do? (a) closes near a magnet (b) flips up or down (c) closes when tipped over (d) springs back when let go
  19. 19.True or false: a reed switch springs back when let go. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.What does a push button do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) closes near a magnet (c) works only while pressed (d) slides side to side
  21. 21.🔘 Which kind of switch slides side to side? (a) a slide switch (b) a reed switch (c) a tilt switch (d) a toggle switch
  22. 22.True or false: a push button works only while pressed. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 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) 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 OFF, B is ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔘 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 ON and D is ON. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 5 switches one after another in a single loop (series). What is the smallest number of switches that must be ON to light the bulb?
  27. 27.🔘 Which kind of switch stays where you flip it? (a) a push button (b) a toggle switch (c) a reed switch (d) a slide switch
  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 OFF and D is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.🔘 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
  30. 30.🔘 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?
  31. 31.What does a push button do? (a) stays where you flip it (b) slides side to side (c) flips up or down (d) springs back when let go
  32. 32.True or false: a toggle switch works only while pressed. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 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 OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.True or false: a tilt switch stays where you flip it. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a slide switch slides side to side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 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
  37. 37.🔘 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?
  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 ON and C is OFF. Does the bulb glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.True or false: a reed switch closes near a magnet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 A bulb and a cell are joined through 3 switches on 3 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?

Answer key

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

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