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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 124 · 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  3. 3.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  7. 7.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  15. 15.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 3 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
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) not joined (d) by Wi-Fi
  22. 22.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 4 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?
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  29. 29.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  31. 31.💡 5 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.💡 4 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.💡 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?
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.💡 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?
  39. 39.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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