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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 707 · 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: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one (c) two (d) one for each bulb
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 A battery lights 2 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
  9. 9.💡 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?
  10. 10.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.💡 5 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?
  13. 13.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  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) dimmer (c) the same
  16. 16.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  19. 19.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  26. 26.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  34. 34.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  36. 36.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  39. 39.💡 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?
  40. 40.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel

Answer key

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

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