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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 746 · 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.💡 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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  7. 7.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) none (c) one (d) one for each bulb
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) not joined (c) in series (d) by Wi-Fi
  12. 12.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  20. 20.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  26. 26.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  27. 27.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  29. 29.💡 6 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
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.💡 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?
  35. 35.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 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. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  37. 37.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 6 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?
  40. 40.💡 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 5 glow? (a) No (b) Yes

Answer key

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

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