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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 16 · 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: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) in series
  4. 4.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  8. 8.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 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 parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (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 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.💡 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?
  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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  30. 30.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  39. 39.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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