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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 167 · 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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  2. 2.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  5. 5.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  8. 8.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 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) the same (c) dimmer
  10. 10.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.💡 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?
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.💡 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 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  19. 19.💡 6 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?
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.💡 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?
  22. 22.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  29. 29.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  32. 32.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.💡 4 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.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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