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WorksheetsLEV KS3 Y8 Electricity and Magnets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In a circuit diagram, what is this the symbol for?
Cell
Ammeter
Switch
bulb
In a circuit diagram, what is this the symbol for?
Cell
Bulb
Voltmeter
switch
Why will the bulb not light up?
Because it is broken
Because there are not enough cells
The switch is open
Because there is not an ammeter in the circuit
What is potential difference sometimes called?
Current
Voltage
Amps
Electrons
What is the flow of charge around a circuit called?
voltage
Current
Resistance
Resistance is anything in a circuit that...
speeds up the flow of current
has no effect on current
slows down the flow of current
Components and materials that electricity can easily travel through are called?
Insulators
Conductors
Current is measured using what?
Voltmeter
Resistor
Ammeter
What is used to measure potential difference?
Voltmeter
Insulator
Ammeter
What type of circuit is this?
Series
Parallel
Adding the current through each branch of a parallel circuit gives you the total current
True
False
When objects are rubbed together, electrons move from one object to another. What charge does the object become that gains electrons?
positive
neutral
negative
Two things with opposite electric charges will ___________ each other.
Attract
Repel
Which two magnetic poles will attract each other?
South and South
North and North
North and South
How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet?
More current in the wire
More turns on the solenoid
A core of soft iron inside the solenoid
All of the above
