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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 417 · 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.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  2. 2.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) not joined (d) by Wi-Fi
  3. 3.💡 3 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?
  4. 4.💡 6 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  6. 6.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  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.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.💡 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) dimmer (c) the same
  17. 17.💡 4 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
  18. 18.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  19. 19.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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) No (b) Yes
  21. 21.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 6 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?
  31. 31.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.💡 4 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. How many bulbs glow?
  35. 35.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.💡 5 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
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  40. 40.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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