Electronics Worksheet: Parallel Circuits

Electronics lesson 9: Parallel circuits · Set 254 · 40 questions

Remember (A path for each): Each bulb has its own path: removing one leaves the others glowing. Each bulb gets the full battery voltage. Total current = add the current of each path (n identical bulbs → n × one bulb’s current).

1. 1.💡 Why is house wiring done in parallel? (a) each gets full voltage (b) to save copper only (c) so all go off together (d) to make bulbs dim
2. 2.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
3. 3.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
4. 4.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) bulbs share the voltage (b) a break stops every bulb (c) own switch for each bulb (d) a single current path
6. 6.💡 6 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 0.2 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
7. 7.💡 5 identical bulbs are in parallel and each bulb has its own switch on its path. 2 of the switches are OFF and the rest are ON. How many bulbs glow?
8. 8.💡 4 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 1.5 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
9. 9.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) each gets the full volts (b) own switch for each bulb (c) bulbs share the voltage (d) used in house wiring
10. 10.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 1.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
11. 11.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) used in house wiring (b) a break stops every bulb (c) each gets the full volts (d) one out, the rest glow
12. 12.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
13. 13.💡 In a parallel circuit, one bulb breaks. What happens to the others? (a) they get dimmer (b) they explode (c) they keep glowing (d) they all go out
14. 14.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
15. 15.💡 2 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 1.5 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
16. 16.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
17. 17.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) many paths for current (b) one out, the rest glow (c) one bulb out, all go out (d) own switch for each bulb
18. 18.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in parallel. One more identical bulb is added in parallel. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
20. 20.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 A battery lights 5 identical bulbs joined in parallel. One more identical bulb is added in parallel. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) dimmer (b) brighter (c) the same
22. 22.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) a break stops every bulb (b) used in house wiring (c) a single current path (d) bulbs share the voltage
24. 24.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 3 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
29. 29.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) bulbs share the voltage (b) a break stops every bulb (c) each gets the full volts (d) a single current path
30. 30.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) bulbs share the voltage (b) one bulb out, all go out (c) a break stops every bulb (d) many paths for current
31. 31.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
32. 32.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
33. 33.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in parallel (each on its own side-by-side path) with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. All the bulbs are in place. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
36. 36.💡 3 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 0.25 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
37. 37.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are in parallel and each bulb has its own switch on its path. 2 of the switches are OFF and the rest are ON. How many bulbs glow?
39. 39.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
40. 40.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True

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