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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 48 · 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  8. 8.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) one (d) none
  15. 15.💡 4 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?
  16. 16.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in series (c) in parallel (d) not joined
  18. 18.💡 4 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?
  19. 19.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  20. 20.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 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
  31. 31.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  36. 36.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  40. 40.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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