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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 139 · 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: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.💡 A battery lights 2 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  4. 4.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  5. 5.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in series
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 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?
  13. 13.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) two (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  15. 15.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.💡 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
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  25. 25.💡 5 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  27. 27.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 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?
  31. 31.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  40. 40.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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