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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 177 · 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.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) none (c) two (d) one
  2. 2.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  3. 3.💡 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?
  4. 4.💡 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?
  5. 5.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  7. 7.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  10. 10.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in parallel (d) not joined
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  21. 21.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  29. 29.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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 3 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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