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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 467 · 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) by Wi-Fi (b) in series (c) not joined (d) in parallel
  2. 2.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  8. 8.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  10. 10.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  13. 13.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  15. 15.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  23. 23.💡 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?
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  28. 28.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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