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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 254 · 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 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
  2. 2.💡 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?
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.💡 3 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) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) two (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  21. 21.💡 5 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.💡 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?
  27. 27.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  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: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.💡 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  36. 36.💡 3 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?
  37. 37.💡 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?

Answer key

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

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