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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 59 · 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) by Wi-Fi (b) in parallel (c) in series (d) not joined
  2. 2.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
  9. 9.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  11. 11.💡 A battery lights 4 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.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.💡 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 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  15. 15.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  19. 19.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  29. 29.💡 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  34. 34.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 5 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  38. 38.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 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?
  40. 40.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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