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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 777 · 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: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  6. 6.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 6 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?
  8. 8.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  9. 9.💡 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?
  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) dimmer (b) brighter (c) the same
  11. 11.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  12. 12.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 20 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. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  16. 16.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one (b) two (c) none (d) one for each bulb
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) not joined (c) in parallel (d) in series
  21. 21.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  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) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  23. 23.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  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. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  25. 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. How many bulbs glow?
  26. 26.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  27. 27.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 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) the same (c) brighter
  30. 30.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  32. 32.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 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?
  34. 34.💡 3 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 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  35. 35.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  36. 36.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  39. 39.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  40. 40.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

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

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