Series and Parallel Circuits Quiz: Formative Assessment

1. In Series Circuit, which of the following quantity remains same

through out the circuit:
A. Current
B. Current and Voltage
C. None
D. Voltage
2. When a load resistance is removed from the output of a voltage
divider circuit, the current drawn from the source:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. Is cut off
3. What happens when an electric switch is turned off?
A. There is a short circuit
B. The circuit is broken
C. The circuit becomes a series circuit
D. A circuit breaker turns off
4. The unit that measures a battery’s strength is called ________?
A. Circuit
B. Current
C. Conductor
D. Volt
5. A circuit that has only one electric flow is ________?
A. Parallel circuit
B. Paper circuit
C. Series circuit
D. Battery circuit
6. Current is measured by a(n) _________?
A. Voltmeter
B. Ohmmeter
C. Ammeter
D. Electrometer
7. Objects that allow electrical current to flow are called ______?
A. Circuits
B. Nonconductors
C. Conductors
D. Batteries
8. A device that opens and closes a circuit is a _______?
A. Conductor
B. Volt
C. Electrical current
D. Switch
9. Objects that DO NOT allow electrical current to flow are called
_______?
A. Batteries
B. Circuits
C. Nonconductors
D. Conductors
10.
Which of the following quantity remains in parallel circuit:
A. Current
B. None
C. Voltage
D. Current and Voltage