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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 270 · 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.💡 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. Does bulb 6 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  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) dimmer (b) the same (c) brighter
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.💡 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) dimmer (c) the same
  7. 7.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  14. 14.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 5 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?
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 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?
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) not joined (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  26. 26.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 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?
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  30. 30.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  36. 36.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 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?
  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. All the bulbs are in place. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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