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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 61 · 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: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) in series (c) by Wi-Fi (d) not joined
  8. 8.💡 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?
  9. 9.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.💡 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?
  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) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 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?
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (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 1 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 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 1 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  22. 22.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) two
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 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) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 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 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  37. 37.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  38. 38.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  40. 40.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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