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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 229 · 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.💡 2 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
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  4. 4.💡 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
  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: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in parallel (c) not joined (d) in series
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 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?
  14. 14.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.💡 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 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?
  19. 19.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  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.💡 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
  30. 30.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 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?
  32. 32.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 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. Does bulb 6 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  35. 35.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 4 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. No
  2. series
  3. dimmer
  4. dimmer
  5. True
  6. True
  7. in series
  8. series
  9. parallel
  10. one
  11. parallel
  12. parallel
  13. 0
  14. 4
  15. dimmer
  16. Yes
  17. 1
  18. 0
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. No
  22. 2.5
  23. parallel
  24. 1.5
  25. 0
  26. False
  27. series
  28. 4
  29. dimmer
  30. False
  31. 0
  32. 2.5
  33. No
  34. series
  35. 2
  36. True
  37. 1.5
  38. 2
  39. False
  40. 0

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