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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 393 · 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) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one (c) one for each bulb (d) none
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  7. 7.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  8. 8.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  9. 9.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  10. 10.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) dimmer (c) brighter
  11. 11.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in series (c) in parallel (d) not joined
  12. 12.💡 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) the same (c) dimmer
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  15. 15.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 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. Does bulb 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  30. 30.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  33. 33.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.💡 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

  1. series
  2. dimmer
  3. series
  4. one
  5. series
  6. parallel
  7. Yes
  8. dimmer
  9. 1
  10. dimmer
  11. in series
  12. dimmer
  13. parallel
  14. parallel
  15. False
  16. False
  17. False
  18. True
  19. 4
  20. No
  21. 4
  22. False
  23. No
  24. parallel
  25. 0
  26. False
  27. False
  28. 2
  29. No
  30. 2.5
  31. 1.5
  32. series
  33. True
  34. 1.5
  35. 1
  36. False
  37. No
  38. No
  39. No
  40. 2

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