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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 346 · 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) not joined (b) in parallel (c) in series (d) by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
  14. 14.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) none (c) one (d) two
  21. 21.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  27. 27.💡 3 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
  28. 28.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  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.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 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?
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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