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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 643 · 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: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) not joined (c) in series (d) in parallel
  3. 3.💡 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?
  4. 4.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one for each bulb (c) two (d) one
  6. 6.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  11. 11.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  15. 15.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  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) brighter (c) the same
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  20. 20.💡 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?
  21. 21.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  23. 23.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  26. 26.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  28. 28.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 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?
  30. 30.💡 A battery lights 5 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
  31. 31.💡 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?
  32. 32.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 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 3 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  34. 34.💡 5 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) No (b) Yes
  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.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  38. 38.💡 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?
  39. 39.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series

Answer key

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

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