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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 641 · 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: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.💡 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 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?
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) in series
  13. 13.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.💡 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?
  18. 18.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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. How many bulbs glow?
  24. 24.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.💡 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
  28. 28.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  31. 31.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 6 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?
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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