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1 The diagram shows an electric circuit set up by a student.

switch
ammeter
metal wire
battery

lamp

15 W resistor

When the switch is closed there is a current in the circuit.

State the name of the particles flowing in the metal wire.

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[Total: 1]

2 The circuit in the diagram shows two resistors, a battery, a voltmeter and a switch connected by
metal wires.

12 V

A B
10 W 20 W

The switch is closed. There is a current in the circuit.

(a) State the name of the type of particle that flows in the metal wires.

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(b) State the name of an instrument that measures electric current.

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[Total: 2]

3 State a quantity that a voltmeter measures.

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[Total: 1]

4 A student attaches a thin cotton thread to each of two light metal spheres, P and Q. She suspends
the spheres as shown in diagram A.

Diagram A

thin cotton support

thread

P Q

The student puts a positive charge on sphere P only.

Complete diagram B to show the positions of the spheres.

Diagram B

support

[1]
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[Total: 1]

5 A student attaches a thin cotton thread to each of two light metal spheres, P and Q. She suspends
the spheres as shown in diagram A.

Diagram A

thin cotton support

thread

P Q

The student puts a positive charge on sphere P and on sphere Q.

Complete diagram B to show the positions of the spheres.

Diagram B

support

[2]

[Total: 2]

6 An electric circuit contains a battery.

State the unit used for the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery.

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[Total: 1]
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7 A student does an experiment with some electrostatically charged plastic rods.

The diagram shows the student’s arrangement.

Describe and explain what happens as the student brings one negatively charged rod close to the
other negatively charged rod.

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[Total: 2]

8 A circuit is made from two lamps, a cell and a switch, as shown in the diagram.

The switch is closed and the lamps light.

State the name of the charged particles that are flowing through the wires.

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[Total: 1]
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9 State which materials are electrical conductors.

Put a tick in the box next to each material that is an electrical conductor.

plastic rubber copper gold

[1]

[Total: 1]

10 A plastic ruler is given a positive charge. A sphere hangs from an insulating thread.

A student holds the ruler near the sphere, as shown in the diagram. The ruler repels the sphere.

(a) State what charge, if any, the sphere carries.

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(b) Explain your answer to (a).

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[Total: 2]

11 Electrical charges can move easily through some materials.

Draw a circle around each material that charges can move through easily.

copper plastic rubber silver wood

[1]

[Total: 1]
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12 The diagram shows a circuit for determining the resistance of a component.

Two components in the circuit measure electrical quantities.

Identify the quantity that each component measures.

Write each quantity and the unit of each quantity in the correct place in the table.

component quantity unit

[4]

[Total: 4]

13 A student connects a circuit with a power supply, a lamp and an ammeter.

Where must the ammeter be connected?

A in parallel with the lamp to measure current in the lamp

B in parallel with the lamp to measure potential difference across the lamp
C in series with the lamp to measure current in the lamp
D in series with the lamp to measure potential difference across the lamp
[1]

[Total: 1]
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14 There is a current in a metal wire.

Which particles in the wire move to cause this current?

A -particles
B electrons
C neutrons
D protons
[1]

[Total: 1]

15 What is the unit of charge?

A ampere
B coulomb
C ohm
D volt
[1]

[Total: 1]

16 Which quantity is measured in coulombs?

A charge
B current
C electromotive force
D power
[1]

[Total: 1]

17 Which electrical quantity does a voltmeter measure? Tick one box.

current
potential
difference
power

resistance
[1]

[Total: 1]
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18 The electric circuit shown in the figure contains a battery, two resistors, a switch and another
component.

12 V

A
16.0 Ω 8.0 Ω
S

(a)
Which instrument does the symbol represent?

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(b) Which quantity does this instrument measure? Tick one box.

charge

current
potential
difference
power
[1]

[Total: 2]

19 The diagram shows the electrical symbols for some circuit components.

Identify the circuit component for each electrical symbol.

Draw a line from each electrical symbol to the name of the circuit component.

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[Total: 3]

20 A circuit is made from two lamps, a cell and a switch, as shown in the diagram.

State the term used for the arrangement of lamps in the circuit in the diagram.

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[Total: 1]

21 A circuit is made from two lamps, a cell and a switch, as shown in the diagram.

Draw the circuit symbol for a cell.

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[Total: 1]

22 The diagram is an incomplete circuit diagram for two identical lamps arranged in parallel. The circuit
contains an ammeter and a voltmeter.
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(a) On the diagram, complete the symbols for two lamps, an ammeter and a voltmeter positioned
correctly. [5]

(b) One of the lamps breaks.

State the effect, if any, this has on the brightness of the other lamp. Explain your answer.

effect .................................................................................................................................

explanation .......................................................................................................................

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