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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 679 · 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.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) none (d) one
  2. 2.💡 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) dimmer (c) the same
  3. 3.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.💡 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  13. 13.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  16. 16.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  21. 21.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  25. 25.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  26. 26.💡 6 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
  27. 27.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) not joined (b) in series (c) by Wi-Fi (d) in parallel
  28. 28.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  29. 29.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  30. 30.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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. one
  2. dimmer
  3. 1.5
  4. parallel
  5. dimmer
  6. True
  7. False
  8. 1
  9. series
  10. 0
  11. Yes
  12. dimmer
  13. 1
  14. parallel
  15. series
  16. False
  17. True
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. parallel
  21. 3
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 0
  25. No
  26. Yes
  27. in series
  28. parallel
  29. No
  30. No
  31. 2
  32. True
  33. 0
  34. 3
  35. True
  36. 2.5
  37. 1
  38. True
  39. 4
  40. 2

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