1.
Ben makes a series circuit using two
identical cells, a bulb and a switch to
turn the bulb on and off.
(a) Draw a circuit diagram of Ben’s circuit. Use the correct symbols.
The cells have been drawn for you.
3 marks
(b) Which part of the circuit supplies the energy?
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1 mark
(c) Ben adds another identical bulb to the circuit in series.
How does the brightness of the first bulb change?
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1 mark
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(d) How will the brightness of the bulbs change when the cells shown below are placed into
Ben’s circuit?
(i)
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1 mark
(ii)
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1 mark
maximum 7 marks
Lorna built the circuit drawn below. All the bulbs are identical.
2.
(a) Complete the table below by writing on or off for each bulb.
switch bulb
S1 S2 A B
open open off off
open closed
closed open
closed closed
3 marks
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(b) Lorna then built a different circuit as shown below.
How could Lorna get both bulbs to light at the same time in this circuit?
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1 mark
maximum 4 marks
(a) The drawing below shows the parts of a torch.
3.
(i) Paul closed the switch.
Why did this turn on the torch?
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1 mark
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(ii) The diagrams below show symbols for a battery, a bulb and a switch.
Connect the symbols to make a series circuit for the torch.
1 mark
(b) The drawings below show two other torches. In both torches, the bulbs will not light even
when Paul closes the switches.
Look carefully at the drawings.
(i) Why is the circuit of torch A not complete?
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1 mark
(ii) What could you do to torch B to get the bulb to light?
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1 mark
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(c) When Paul bought his torch there was a paper strip between the contacts of the switch as
shown below.
Paul had to remove the paper strip before he could turn the torch on.
Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
maximum 5 marks
Nikki tries to set up four electric circuits.
4.
diagram 1
(a) In diagram 1 the ammeter reading is zero. What is wrong with this circuit?
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1 mark
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diagram 2
(b) In diagram 2 the ammeter reading is zero. What is wrong with this circuit?
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1 mark
diagram 3
(c) In diagram 3 the ammeter reading is zero. Why is this not a complete circuit?
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1 mark
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diagram 4
(d) In diagram 4, why is there a reading on the ammeter?
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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
Anne makes an electrical ‘wiggly wire’ game for a fête. To win a prize, the loop must not touch
5. the ‘wiggly wire’.
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(a) The loop is made of a conducting material. The handle is made of an insulating material.
Give the name of one material which could be used to make:
(i) the loop;
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1 mark
(ii) the insulation handle.
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1 mark
(b) The loop and the ‘wiggly wire’ are connected to a battery and a buzzer.
The buzzer only makes a noise when the loop touches the ‘wiggly wire’.
Explain why.
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1 mark
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(c) Later, Anne paints the ‘wiggly wire’, but then the game does not work.
Suggest why the game does not work with a painted wire.
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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
(a) A wooden pencil is sharpened at both ends. It is connected to two bulbs and a battery as
6. shown.
The two crocodile clips are connected to the wooden part of the pencil.
Why do the two bulbs not light up?
Tick the correct box.
The battery is connected the wrong way round.
The bulbs are connected the wrong way round.
The wood is a conductor.
The wood is an insulator.
1 mark
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(b) The two crocodile clips are now connected to the ‘lead’ (graphite) of the pencil as shown.
The two bulbs light up dimly.
Why do the two bulbs light up?
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1 mark
(c) One crocodile clip is connected to the pencil ‘lead’ (graphite) and the other one is
connected to the wood.
Which of the bulbs, if any, lights up? .............................................................
1 mark
Maximum 3 marks
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A circuit is shown below.
7.
(a) The switch is open. Steven connects point A to point B with a piece of copper wire.
Which bulbs, if any, light up?
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1 mark
(b) Steven removes the copper wire and uses it to connect point C to point D.
The switch is still open.
Which bulbs, if any, light up?
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1 mark
(c) Steven removes the copper wire and closes the switch. Both bulbs light up, but not very
brightly.
He then uses the copper wire to connect point B to point C.
Choose from the following words to answer the questions below.
gets brighter stays the same goes out
(i) What happens to bulb X? …………………………………..
1 mark
(ii) What happens to bulb Y? …………………………………..
1 mark
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(d) Steven removes the copper wire. The switch is still closed. Both bulbs light up, but not very
brightly. He then uses the copper wire to connect point A to point B.
Choose from the following words to answer the questions below.
gets brighter stays the same gets dimmer goes out
(i) What happens to bulb X? …………………………………………
1 mark
(ii) What happens to bulb Y? …………………………………………
1 mark
Maximum 6 marks
A pupil connects a battery, an electric bell and some wires. Her circuit is shown in the diagram.
8.
(a) Why does the bell not ring?
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1 mark
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She adds a shiny steel pin as shown in the diagram below.
(b) Why does the bell ring now?
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1 mark
(c) She replaces the shiny steel pin with a wooden matchstick. Why does the bell not
ring?
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1 mark
(d) She replaces the matchstick with a very rusty steel pin. The bell does not ring. Suggest
why.
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1 mark
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Energy is transferred from a number of parts of a car.
(e) Draw a line from each part of the car to the useful way energy is transferred from the
part.
4 marks
(f) How is energy transferred to the headlamp?
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1 mark
Maximum 9 marks
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