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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 69 · 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.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in parallel (c) not joined (d) in series
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  6. 6.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  12. 12.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  20. 20.💡 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?
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  24. 24.💡 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?
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.💡 A battery lights 4 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
  27. 27.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.💡 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) No (b) Yes
  31. 31.💡 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
  32. 32.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 6 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?
  34. 34.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  38. 38.💡 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?
  39. 39.💡 5 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.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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