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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 547 · 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: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) not joined (c) by Wi-Fi (d) in series
  3. 3.💡 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) the same (c) brighter
  4. 4.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one for each bulb (c) two (d) one
  7. 7.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 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) the same (c) brighter
  9. 9.💡 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 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.💡 6 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  17. 17.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  19. 19.💡 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?
  20. 20.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (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.💡 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?
  27. 27.💡 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?
  28. 28.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  30. 30.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.💡 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.💡 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?
  39. 39.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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