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circuit symbol revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is this symbol?

(a)  

2.

This is the symbol for

a)

Open switch

b)

Closed switch

c)

Bulb

d)

Diode

3.

This is the symbol for

a)

Open switch

b)

Closed switch

c)

Bulb

d)

Diode

4.

This is the symbol for

a)

Open switch

b)

Closed switch

c)

Bulb

d)

Diode

5.

What is this the symbol for?

a)

Battery

b)

Cell

c)

Power pack

d)

Mains supply

6.

What is this?

a)

Resistor

b)

Variable resistor

c)

Thermistor

d)

Fuse

7.

What is this?

a)

Resistor

b)

Variable resistor

c)

Thermistor

d)

Fuse

8.

What is this component?

a)

Variable resistor

b)

Thermistor

c)

Light dependent resistor

d)

Resistor

9.

What does this component measure?

a)

Potential difference

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Voltage

10.

What is this component?

a)

LDR

b)

LED

c)

Diode

d)

Voltmeter

11.

What is this component?

a)

Ammeter

b)

Voltmeter

c)

Diode

d)

Fuse

12.

Variable resistor

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What is this symbol?

a)

Switch

b)

Fuse

c)

Buzzer

d)

Cell

14.
This is the symbol for a ...
a)
Bulb
b)
Battery
c)
Horn
d)
Fuse
15.
This is the symbol for a ...
a)
Wire
b)
Battery
c)
Buzzer
d)
Fuse
16.
This is the symbol for 
a)
An Ammeter
b)
A Voltmeter
c)
A Meter
d)
A Motor
17.

This circuit will..........You Choose

a)

work because everything is connected and the switch is closed

b)

will not work because the battery is the wrong way round

c)

will work as the lamps are in series and the battery is connected

d)

will not work, although it is set up correctly the switch is open

18.
This circuit is _________.
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
19.
The picture shows an electrical circuit.  This circuit is a series circuit because: 
a)
it has 3 light bulbs.
b)
the same current flows through all three light bulbs.
c)
it uses a single battery.
d)
the electrical current has more than one path to flow through
20.
This picture is an example of what kind of circuit?
a)
Series
b)
Complete
c)
Broken
d)
Parallel
21.

A switch (open) is component number (a)   .

Please write the number in numbers, with no spaces or punctuation.

22.

What are these symbols variants of?

(a)  

23.

What is this symbol?

(a)  

24.

This is a push switch (could be spring loaded). Give an example of a common component operated by the driver that could be operated by this type of switch

(a)  

25.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

junction

b)

capacitor

c)

spark plug

d)

joint