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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 330 · 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.💡 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
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) two (d) none
  6. 6.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  11. 11.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  27. 27.💡 4 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
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  29. 29.💡 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  34. 34.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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