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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 885 · 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) brighter (c) dimmer
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in series (c) not joined (d) in parallel
  4. 4.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 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) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) one
  7. 7.💡 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?
  8. 8.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 9 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  10. 10.💡 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?
  11. 11.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  14. 14.💡 5 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
  15. 15.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  19. 19.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  21. 21.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  22. 22.💡 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?
  23. 23.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 7.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  24. 24.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  25. 25.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.💡 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. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  31. 31.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  32. 32.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  34. 34.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  35. 35.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 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
  37. 37.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  38. 38.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.💡 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?
  40. 40.💡 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?

Answer key

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

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