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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 291 · 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 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  2. 2.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  3. 3.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) one for each bulb
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in series (d) in parallel
  9. 9.💡 5 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
  10. 10.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  16. 16.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 6 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
  20. 20.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.💡 5 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  26. 26.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.💡 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?
  33. 33.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 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?
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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