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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 811 · 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 single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  2. 2.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one (c) two (d) one for each bulb
  4. 4.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) in series (c) not joined (d) by Wi-Fi
  5. 5.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 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) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 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
  8. 8.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  9. 9.💡 5 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?
  10. 10.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  11. 11.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  12. 12.💡 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?
  13. 13.💡 4 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) No (b) Yes
  14. 14.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 A battery lights 3 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
  16. 16.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  17. 17.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  18. 18.💡 5 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?
  19. 19.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  20. 20.💡 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. Does bulb 4 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  23. 23.💡 5 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 5 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  24. 24.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.💡 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?
  29. 29.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) parallel (b) series
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  34. 34.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  39. 39.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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