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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 616 · 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.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) two
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  7. 7.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 3 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  17. 17.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 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?
  27. 27.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 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 4 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  37. 37.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  39. 39.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

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

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