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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 117 · 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.💡 4 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 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. Does bulb 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in series (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  8. 8.💡 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?
  9. 9.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) dimmer (b) the same (c) brighter
  13. 13.💡 4 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) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 5 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  18. 18.💡 5 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
  19. 19.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  22. 22.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 6 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  26. 26.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.💡 6 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?
  28. 28.💡 4 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 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 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  37. 37.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

  1. No
  2. dimmer
  3. series
  4. False
  5. No
  6. True
  7. in series
  8. 0
  9. 2
  10. series
  11. parallel
  12. dimmer
  13. No
  14. True
  15. No
  16. series
  17. dimmer
  18. Yes
  19. 1.5
  20. 6
  21. parallel
  22. False
  23. No
  24. parallel
  25. series
  26. 4
  27. 0
  28. 0
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 2.5
  34. 1.5
  35. No
  36. parallel
  37. False
  38. No
  39. True
  40. 1

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