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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 123 · 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.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  7. 7.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) two
  8. 8.💡 4 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?
  9. 9.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  12. 12.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  14. 14.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 6 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 6 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) not joined (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  19. 19.💡 4 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  21. 21.💡 6 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. How many bulbs glow?
  22. 22.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.💡 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
  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 12.5 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 3 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  29. 29.💡 A battery lights 2 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) dimmer (b) brighter (c) the same
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  32. 32.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  35. 35.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  36. 36.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  40. 40.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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