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LEV KS3 Y8 Electricity and Magnets

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a circuit diagram, what is this the symbol for?

a)

Cell

b)

Ammeter

c)

Switch

d)

bulb

2.

In a circuit diagram, what is this the symbol for?

a)

Cell

b)

Bulb

c)

Voltmeter

d)

switch

3.

Why will the bulb not light up?

a)

Because it is broken

b)

Because there are not enough cells

c)

The switch is open

d)

Because there is not an ammeter in the circuit

4.

What is potential difference sometimes called?

a)

Current

b)

Voltage

c)

Amps

d)

Electrons

5.

What is the flow of charge around a circuit called?

a)

voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

6.

Resistance is anything in a circuit that...

a)

speeds up the flow of current

b)

has no effect on current

c)

slows down the flow of current

7.

Components and materials that electricity can easily travel through are called?

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

8.

Current is measured using what?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Resistor

c)

Ammeter

9.

What is used to measure potential difference?

a)

Voltmeter

b)

Insulator

c)

Ammeter

10.

What type of circuit is this?

a)

Series

b)

Parallel

11.

Adding the current through each branch of a parallel circuit gives you the total current

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When objects are rubbed together, electrons move from one object to another. What charge does the object become that gains electrons?

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

13.

Two things with opposite electric charges will ___________ each other.

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

14.

Which two magnetic poles will attract each other?

a)

South and South

b)

North and North

c)

North and South

15.

How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet?

a)

More current in the wire

b)

More turns on the solenoid

c)

A core of soft iron inside the solenoid

d)

All of the above