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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 674 · 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: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.💡 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?
  4. 4.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one (c) one for each bulb (d) none
  5. 5.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  6. 6.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in parallel (d) in series
  8. 8.💡 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?
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  14. 14.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 4 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.💡 A battery lights 5 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  24. 24.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  25. 25.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 A battery lights 4 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  28. 28.💡 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 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  31. 31.💡 5 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
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 4 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  39. 39.💡 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?
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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