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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 730 · 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: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.💡 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 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 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?
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) one
  22. 22.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  23. 23.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 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?
  25. 25.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) not joined (c) in parallel (d) by Wi-Fi
  26. 26.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  36. 36.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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