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    Electricity Revision

    Give the units for:

    - Voltage - Current - Time - Energy

    - Resistance - Charge - Power

    For each box in the table, either draw the symbol or write down what part of a circuit
    the symbol represents

    Symbol What it Symbol What it


    stands for stands for

    Closed switch

    Ammeter

    Variable
    resistor

    Diode LED

    Resistor

    Lamp LDR
    What is the equation that links potential difference, current and resistance?

    What happens to current in a:


    - Series circuit?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    - Parallel circuit?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    What happens to voltage in a:


    - Series circuit?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    - Parallel circuit?

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    The reading on A1 and A4 both say 3A. What would the reading on A2 and A3 be?

    The battery has a charge of 12V. What would the reading


    on each bulb be?

    Work out the resistance of circuit


    What is the total resistance in the circuit What is the total resistance in the circuit
    below? below?

    3Ω

    Show your working clearly and include units


    Show your working clearly and include units
    in your answer
    in your answer

    The graph above shows how resistance changes in an LDR. What happens as:
    - Light intensity increases?

    - At low light intensity?

    - At high light intensity?


    What does a thermistor do?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    The graph above shows what happens to resistance in a thermistor. What happens
    to the resistance:
    - As temperature increases?

    - At low temperatures?

    - As temperature increases?
    The diagram on the right hand side
    shows the inside of an
    electrical plug.

    State the job and colour


    of the:

    - Earth wire?
    ……………………………………

    ……………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    - Neutral wire?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    - Live wire?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    How does a fuse melt and switch off an appliance?


    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………..

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