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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 187 · 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: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  6. 6.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 6 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) two (d) none
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  10. 10.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  21. 21.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) in series (c) not joined (d) by Wi-Fi
  25. 25.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 4 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 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.💡 4 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.💡 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
  32. 32.💡 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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