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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 576 · 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.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) not joined (c) in series (d) by Wi-Fi
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  10. 10.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 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?
  12. 12.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  13. 13.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 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
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  26. 26.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 5 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
  29. 29.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 3 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?
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  32. 32.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  33. 33.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) one (c) two (d) none
  34. 34.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.💡 5 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) No (b) Yes
  36. 36.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 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?
  40. 40.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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