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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 474 · 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.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  2. 2.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) none (c) one (d) two
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  5. 5.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  7. 7.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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) dimmer (b) brighter (c) the same
  9. 9.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 A battery lights 4 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) not joined (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  17. 17.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  20. 20.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  27. 27.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  31. 31.💡 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 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 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 0
  2. True
  3. one
  4. series
  5. True
  6. 1
  7. True
  8. dimmer
  9. False
  10. False
  11. parallel
  12. series
  13. dimmer
  14. dimmer
  15. in series
  16. parallel
  17. 3
  18. dimmer
  19. parallel
  20. False
  21. Yes
  22. 2
  23. parallel
  24. True
  25. True
  26. 0
  27. True
  28. series
  29. series
  30. parallel
  31. 0
  32. False
  33. False
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. True
  37. 3
  38. False
  39. Yes
  40. False

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