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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 334 · 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) in series (d) not joined
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.💡 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) the same (c) dimmer
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.💡 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 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?
  15. 15.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 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?
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  23. 23.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) two (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  30. 30.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  34. 34.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  39. 39.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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