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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 25 · 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.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  5. 5.💡 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) the same (c) brighter
  6. 6.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one for each bulb (c) one (d) none
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) not joined
  8. 8.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  26. 26.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  28. 28.💡 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.💡 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
  32. 32.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  33. 33.💡 6 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?
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  35. 35.💡 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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