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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 344 · 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: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  6. 6.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one for each bulb (c) one (d) two
  7. 7.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  8. 8.💡 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?
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  10. 10.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 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.💡 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?
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in parallel (c) in series (d) by Wi-Fi
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.💡 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?
  28. 28.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 5 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  35. 35.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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