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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 899 · 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.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  2. 2.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) series (b) parallel
  4. 4.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.💡 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
  7. 7.💡 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) brighter (c) the same
  8. 8.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) one for each bulb (b) two (c) one (d) none
  9. 9.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 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
  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: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) parallel (b) series
  14. 14.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 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. How many bulbs glow?
  17. 17.True or false: “one bulb out, all go out” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) series (b) parallel
  19. 19.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  20. 20.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  21. 21.💡 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 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  22. 22.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) series (b) parallel
  24. 24.💡 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?
  25. 25.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a break stops every bulb”? (a) parallel (b) series
  27. 27.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) in parallel (b) not joined (c) in series (d) by Wi-Fi
  28. 28.💡 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. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  31. 31.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  32. 32.True or false: “each gets the full volts” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 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
  34. 34.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) series (b) parallel
  35. 35.💡 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 3 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
  38. 38.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with an 8 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  40. 40.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 6 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 1 glow? (a) Yes (b) No

Answer key

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

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