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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 147 · 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: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) none (c) two (d) one
  3. 3.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (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) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
  6. 6.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  7. 7.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) not joined
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  10. 10.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  18. 18.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  21. 21.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  26. 26.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 5 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.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.💡 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. Does bulb 6 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel 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 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.💡 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  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 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
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

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

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