Electronics Worksheet: Parallel Circuits

Electronics lesson 9: Parallel circuits · Set 272 · 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.💡 4 identical bulbs are in parallel and each bulb has its own switch on its path. 1 of the switches is OFF and the rest are ON. How many bulbs glow?
2. 2.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) one out, the rest glow (b) own switch for each bulb (c) each gets the full volts (d) one bulb out, all go out
3. 3.💡 In a parallel circuit, one bulb breaks. What happens to the others? (a) they explode (b) they get dimmer (c) they keep glowing (d) they all go out
4. 4.💡 Why is house wiring done in parallel? (a) so all go off together (b) to save copper only (c) to make bulbs dim (d) each gets full voltage
5. 5.💡 3 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 0.25 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
6. 6.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
7. 7.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) one out, the rest glow (b) a break stops every bulb (c) a single current path (d) bulbs share the voltage
10. 10.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 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) the same (c) dimmer
13. 13.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) a single current path (b) each gets the full volts (c) a break stops every bulb (d) one bulb out, all go out
16. 16.💡 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?
17. 17.💡 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. Bulbs 1 and 2 are taken out of their holders. How many bulbs glow?
18. 18.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 1.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
19. 19.💡 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 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
20. 20.💡 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. Bulbs 1 and 4 are taken out of their holders. How many bulbs glow?
21. 21.💡 A battery lights 2 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.💡 5 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 0.1 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
23. 23.💡 5 identical bulbs are in parallel and each bulb has its own switch on its path. 3 of the switches are OFF and the rest are ON. How many bulbs glow?
24. 24.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) own switch for each bulb (b) a single current path (c) one out, the rest glow (d) many paths for current
25. 25.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
26. 26.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) own switch for each bulb (b) one out, the rest glow (c) used in house wiring (d) bulbs share the voltage
27. 27.💡 2 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) one bulb out, all go out (b) own switch for each bulb (c) a break stops every bulb (d) bulbs share the voltage
29. 29.💡 4 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?
30. 30.💡 5 identical bulbs are in parallel and each one takes 0.5 A. What total current (in amperes) comes from the battery? =
31. 31.💡 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. Bulbs 2 and 4 are taken out of their holders. How many bulbs glow?
32. 32.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is true of a series circuit? (a) one out, the rest glow (b) many paths for current (c) used in house wiring (d) a break stops every bulb
34. 34.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in parallel across a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
35. 35.Which of these is true of a parallel circuit? (a) a single current path (b) one bulb out, all go out (c) bulbs share the voltage (d) many paths for current
36. 36.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 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 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are in parallel and each bulb has its own switch on its path. 1 of the switches is OFF and the rest are ON. How many bulbs glow?
39. 39.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False

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