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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 540 · 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.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  3. 3.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in series
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  10. 10.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) one (c) none (d) two
  12. 12.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.💡 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?
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.💡 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?
  27. 27.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  31. 31.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  33. 33.💡 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?
  34. 34.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  40. 40.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series

Answer key

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

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