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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 210 · 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) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.💡 5 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  3. 3.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) two
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  6. 6.💡 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 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  7. 7.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 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?
  15. 15.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  18. 18.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 A battery lights 3 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.💡 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?
  22. 22.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 3 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?
  24. 24.💡 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. Does bulb 6 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 4 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?
  29. 29.💡 5 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  33. 33.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  34. 34.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  40. 40.💡 3 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?

Answer key

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

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