← Series circuits lesson New set →

Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 218 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  4. 4.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) two (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  6. 6.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in series (d) not joined
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  23. 23.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  26. 26.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 6 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?
  29. 29.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  30. 30.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

Free electronics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/electronics-for-kids