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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 399 · 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.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  6. 6.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  8. 8.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) none (c) one for each bulb (d) one
  10. 10.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 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?
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  26. 26.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in parallel (c) in series (d) not joined
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 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. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  30. 30.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel 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 1 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 6 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.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

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

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