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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 680 · 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: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) 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) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  10. 10.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) by Wi-Fi (c) not joined (d) in parallel
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.💡 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?
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 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 6 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  16. 16.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 6 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
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series 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 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  25. 25.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  26. 26.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 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
  28. 28.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  30. 30.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.💡 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?
  36. 36.💡 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
  37. 37.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 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 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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