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12 Math 125
12 Math 125
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Answer the following questions.
1. When a positively charged body touches a neutral body, the neutral body will…
(a) gain protons
3. Two positive charges will _______each other. Two negative charges will _______
each other. One positive charge and one negative charge will_______ each other.
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5. The correct diagram of the electric field around two charges is:
6.
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7. The current is divided between the light bulbs. Which diagram shows a circuit that will
allow the lamps to be switched on and off independently?
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a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
8. Draw a straight line from the name of the component to its correct symbol and function.
One has been done for you.
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He records his observations. Look at his results.
(a) Write down all the materials in the table that conduct electricity.
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(b) Write down the name of the particles that flow through conductors.
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(c ) Write down the word used to describe materials that do not conduct electricity.
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10. Pierre investigates current in a series circuit. He uses the electrical circuit shown in the
diagram.
(a) Draw the circuit diagram for Pierre’s circuit. Use the correct symbols for each
component.
(b) Pierre adds a component to the circuit to measure current. Write down the name of
this component.
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(c) Pierre adds lamps to the circuit and records the current each time. Look at the table
of his results.
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(d) Describe the relationship between the number of lamps and the current in the
circuit.
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(b) Mia connects an electrical circuit with one cell and two lamps
(c ) Mia connects three more circuits using the same size cells and lamps.
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Write down the two missing readings.
The reading on A5 is …………………..A.
The reading on A6 is ………………… A
(a) What type of electrical circuit is this? Circle the correct answer.
Electrostatic magnetic parallel series
(b) Jamila wants to turn lamp X on but leave lamp Y off. What must she do?
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(c) Jamila wants to turn lamp Y on but leave lamp X off. What must she do?
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(d) Jamila closes all the switches. What happens to the current at point A?
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(a) Choose two circuits that have two bulbs controlled by one switch_____________________
(b) How could you increase the brightness of the bulb in circuit H____________________
(d) Choose two series circuits that have brighter bulbs than circuit C_____________________
(e) Choose a circuit which has a dimmer bulb than circuit H______________________________
(g) Choose a circuit which has a brighter bulb than circuit H___________________________
(h) Choose a circuit with two bulbs you can turn on and off independently__________________
(i) Which of all these circuits would have the brightest bulbs?________________________
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14. Angelique makes an electrical circuit.
(a) The reading on the ammeter is 0.025A. The voltage across lamp K is 3.0V.
Calculate the resistance of lamp K.
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(b) Angelique makes another circuit with two lamps. Look at the diagram of this circuit.
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15. What is the voltage across an electrical load that has a resistance of 4 Ω and a current of
3 A flowing through it?
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16. Compare and contrast series and parallel circuits.
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