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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 7 · 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: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  6. 6.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  9. 9.💡 3 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 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  10. 10.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) by Wi-Fi (c) in series (d) not joined
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) one for each bulb
  20. 20.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.💡 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?
  28. 28.💡 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  30. 30.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.💡 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?
  33. 33.💡 6 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?
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  35. 35.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 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
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 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 4 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  40. 40.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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