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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 239 · 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) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  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.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in series
  13. 13.💡 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) the same (c) dimmer
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  15. 15.💡 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?
  16. 16.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  18. 18.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 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?
  21. 21.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  26. 26.💡 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?
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 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 4 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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