Unit 9: Electricity

Unit 9 Worksheets

Worksheet 9.1A
Mistakes in circuits
A Circle around the 1 A or the open switch.
B Circle around one or both cells.
C Circle around the ammeter which may or may not include the whole parallel branch containing
the ammeter.
D Circle around the 4.5 V.
E Circle around the voltmeter which may or may not include the value 6 V.
F Circle around either current value 2 A.

Worksheet 9.1B
Mistakes in circuits
A Circle around the 1 A or the open switch; redraw with switch closed or with switch open and
current value 0 (A).
B Circle around one or both cells; redraw, but reverse left or right cell.
C Circle around the ammeter, which may or may not include the whole parallel branch containing
the ammeter; redraw, but connect the ammeter in series with the lamp.
D Circle around the 4.5 V; redraw, but change the 4.5 V to 9.0 V.
E Circle around the voltmeter, which may or may not include the value 6 V; redraw, but connect the
voltmeter in parallel with the lamp on the left or with voltmeter in parallel with the lamp on the
right.
F Circle around the top or bottom current value 2 A; redraw, but change the top 2 A to 4 A or
change the bottom 2 A to 1 A. (Note: in this question, the correction must match the mistake
identified by the learner.)

Worksheet 9.1C
Mistakes in circuits
A See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: if the 1A is circled – when the switch is open, current
cannot flow so the ammeter will read 0; if the open switch is circled – the switch needs to be closed
for current to flow.
B See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: one of the cells is connected the wrong way, so no current
can flow; cells in series must be connected positive to negative.
C See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: ammeters are not connected in parallel with components,
they are connected in series to measure the current through the component.
D See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: the voltage across each branch of a parallel circuit is the
same; this voltage is the same as that of the cell / battery / power supply.
E See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: voltmeters are not connected in series with components,
they are connected in parallel to measure the voltage across that component.
F See answer to 9.1A, plus explanation: the current through two lamps will be less / half that
through one lamp or the current through one lamp will be more / double that through two lamps.

Worksheet 9.2A
Measuring current and voltage
1- a. branches; more than one path; each connected end-to-end
b. ‘A’ written in blank component of Sofia’s circuit.
‘V’ written in blank component of Marcus’s circuit.

2- The following statements are true: The current in the lamp and the buzzer will be the same.
The voltage across the lamp will be the smaller than the voltage across the cell.

Worksheet 9.2B
Current and voltage in series circuits
1- a. There are no branches / there is only one path for the current to follow / all the current
flowing out of one component flows into the next one.
b.
i Circuit should have an ammeter added in series.
ii Circuit should have a voltmeter added in parallel with the lamp.

2- a. The voltage across the lamp and the voltage across the buzzer add up to the voltage across
the cell.
b. They are the same; current at all positions in a series circuit is the same.

Worksheet 9.2C
Current and voltage in series circuits
1- a There are no branches / there is only one path for the current to follow.
b. i The circuit should have an ammeter added in series.
ii The circuit should have a voltmeter added in parallel with the lamp.

2- a. i 2 A
ii Current at all positions in a series circuit is the same.

b. Series circuit drawn with either an extra cell or the buzzer removed.

3- a. 1.5 − 0.5 = 1.0 V

b. Circuit should be the same as in the diagram but with any additional component (except a
 meter) connected in series.

Worksheet 9.2D
Current and voltage in parallel
1- The following should be circled: branches; more than one path; each connected across the
battery.

2- 3 + 2 = 5 A

3- a. 12 V
b. The voltage across the buzzer is the same as the voltage across the lamp.

Worksheet 9.2E
Current and voltage in parallel
1- It contains a branch / there is more than one path for the current to flow / each component is
connected across the battery.

2- a. 3 + 2 = 5 A
b. (A1 =) A2 + A3
3. a 12 V
b 12 V

Worksheet 9.2F
Current and voltage in parallel
1- It contains a branch / there is more than one path for the current to flow / each component is
connected across the battery.

2- A1 is the total of A2 and A3, so adding A2 and A3 together gives A1.

3- Both components are connected directly across the battery, so the voltage across each of the
components will be the same as V.

4- A1 will increase because the extra lamp will use the same current as the lamp already in the
circuit and this will add to the total current to make it larger.

Worksheet 9.3A
Resistance
 1- Ω

2- It makes it more difficult for current to flow.

3- Voltage / V in top of triangle; current / I at the bottom right.

Worksheet 9.3B
Resistance
1- ohms / Ω

2- Increasing resistance will decrease current.

3- a resistance = voltage / current

b resistance = voltage / current = 6 / 2 = 3 Ω

Worksheet 9.3C
Resistance
1- ohms; Ω

2- a.

b. The resistance (number of ohms) increases and the current decreases. This is because
resistance makes it more difficult for current to flow/slows the movement of electrons.

3- a. Ohm’s law

b. resistance = voltage / current (or other correct rearrangement)

c. i resistance = voltage / current = 6 / 2 = 3 Ω

ii current = voltage / resistance = 12 / 3 = 4 A