ASVAB Practice Test

Electrical current flowing from one component to the next is an example of what kind of circuit?

1. Parallel

2. Open

3. Series

4. Closed

The correct answer is: Series

A Parallel circuit will have electrical current flowing along multiple paths or branches, whereas a series circuit only has one path for current to flow. This means that only one path is available for the electricity to take to reach the components, making it a series circuit rather than a parallel one. An open circuit is one where there is a break in the circuit and no current can flow at all. This is not an example of current flowing from one component to the next, so it is incorrect. A closed circuit is one where there are no breaks and current can flow freely. In this type of circuit, there is no clear direction of the current flow or any evidence of it flowing from one component to the next. So, this is not the correct answer in this case. The correct answer, C Series, specifically describes the flow of current from one component to the next, without any branches or alternate paths. This makes it the best choice for this question.