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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 132 · 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.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in series (c) in parallel (d) not joined
  4. 4.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  11. 11.💡 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
  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) brighter (c) the same
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.💡 3 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?
  31. 31.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  33. 33.💡 6 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  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.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 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?
  37. 37.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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