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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 458 · 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.💡 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?
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in parallel (d) in series
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 5 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  12. 12.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  16. 16.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  19. 19.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one (c) one for each bulb (d) none
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 4 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  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: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 5 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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. Does bulb 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  40. 40.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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