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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 618 · 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.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  2. 2.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in parallel
  7. 7.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) none (c) one (d) two
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  12. 12.💡 2 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
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  25. 25.💡 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) dimmer (c) the same
  26. 26.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  31. 31.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  36. 36.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series 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.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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