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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

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

Answer key

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

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