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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 55 · 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: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  4. 4.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) not joined
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  13. 13.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) none (c) one for each bulb (d) one
  14. 14.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  24. 24.💡 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?
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  26. 26.💡 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?
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 5 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?
  31. 31.💡 4 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 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 3 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
  35. 35.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 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
  38. 38.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 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. Does bulb 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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