Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits
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.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
- 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
- 6.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
- 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.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.💡 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.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 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.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) none (c) two (d) one for each bulb
- 20.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
- 22.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
- 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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
- 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.💡 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
- 30.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 31.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 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.💡 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.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
- 35.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
- 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.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 38.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
- 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.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
Answer key
- True
- False
- False
- parallel
- parallel
- False
- No
- series
- Yes
- True
- False
- in series
- No
- 1.5
- dimmer
- True
- True
- False
- one
- True
- series
- False
- dimmer
- 2.5
- Yes
- parallel
- 0
- No
- series
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 6
- series
- True
- dimmer
- 1.5
- 4
- No
- 2.5
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