Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 826 · 40 questions

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.

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

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