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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 64 · 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 series (c) not joined (d) in parallel
  2. 2.💡 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) the same (c) brighter
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  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: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.💡 6 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?
  7. 7.💡 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?
  8. 8.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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.💡 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?
  12. 12.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  14. 14.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  18. 18.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  19. 19.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one (c) one for each bulb (d) two
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  21. 21.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  23. 23.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  24. 24.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 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?
  29. 29.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  30. 30.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  31. 31.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  34. 34.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.💡 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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