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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 541 · 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: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  4. 4.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  8. 8.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  12. 12.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in series (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  13. 13.💡 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  16. 16.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.💡 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?
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  19. 19.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  21. 21.💡 6 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) No (b) Yes
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.💡 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?
  24. 24.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 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. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  30. 30.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  33. 33.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 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 parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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