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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 731 · 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: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  3. 3.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  6. 6.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  12. 12.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) series (b) parallel
  13. 13.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) one (c) two (d) none
  14. 14.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 5 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?
  16. 16.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” 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. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  18. 18.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  21. 21.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  30. 30.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  31. 31.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 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
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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