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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 110 · 40 questions
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Remember (One path for all): One path: if any bulb is removed or broken, no bulb glows. Identical bulbs share the voltage: each gets battery volts ÷ number of bulbs. More bulbs in series → each gets less → all glow dimmer.

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  1. 1.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
  2. 2.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  5. 5.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. All the bulbs are in place. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in parallel (d) not joined
  15. 15.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) one
  16. 16.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 3 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  21. 21.💡 A battery lights 4 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  22. 22.💡 A battery lights 2 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  23. 23.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 3 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 25.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  26. 26.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 3 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  27. 27.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 A battery lights 5 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  29. 29.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  36. 36.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  40. 40.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series

Answer key

  1. dimmer
  2. False
  3. parallel
  4. parallel
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. parallel
  9. True
  10. False
  11. Yes
  12. 1
  13. series
  14. in series
  15. one
  16. No
  17. series
  18. 1
  19. parallel
  20. 0
  21. dimmer
  22. dimmer
  23. True
  24. No
  25. 0
  26. 0
  27. True
  28. dimmer
  29. No
  30. True
  31. True
  32. 1
  33. True
  34. 1.5
  35. 0
  36. 1.5
  37. True
  38. False
  39. 0
  40. series

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