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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 812 · 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.💡 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
  2. 2.💡 A battery lights 5 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) dimmer (c) the same
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) none (b) one for each bulb (c) one (d) two
  5. 5.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 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) dimmer (c) the same
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (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.💡 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
  11. 11.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in series (b) in parallel (c) by Wi-Fi (d) not joined
  12. 12.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  13. 13.💡 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  17. 17.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 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?
  22. 22.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 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?
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  28. 28.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  32. 32.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  33. 33.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  34. 34.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 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) dimmer (c) brighter
  37. 37.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 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) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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