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Circuit symbols, cells and voltage

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.4-PS3-2 · England: KS2 Y6 Electricity

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  1. Question 1

    A gap in a line with a small hinged line (lifted up) stands for…

    • A. a cell
    • B. a closed switch
    • C. an open switch
    • D. a bulb

  2. Question 2

    How many lamps (bulbs) are in this circuit diagram?

    Answer

  3. Question 3

    Each cell gives 1.5 V. A battery is made of 1 cells joined end to end (in series). What is its total voltage, in volts?

    AnswerV

  4. Question 4

    A circle with a cross inside it stands for…

    • A. a buzzer
    • B. a lamp (bulb)
    • C. a resistor
    • D. a cell

  5. Question 5

    How many cells are in this circuit diagram?

    Answer

  6. Question 6

    Each cell gives 1.5 V. A battery is made of 4 cells joined end to end (in series). What is its total voltage, in volts?

    AnswerV

  7. Question 7

    A circle with a cross inside it stands for…

    • A. a buzzer
    • B. a lamp (bulb)
    • C. a resistor
    • D. a cell

  8. Question 8

    How many lamps (bulbs) are in this circuit diagram?

    Answer

  9. Question 9

    Each cell gives 1.5 V. A battery is made of 4 cells joined end to end (in series). What is its total voltage, in volts?

    AnswerV

  10. Question 10

    Why do scientists draw circuits with symbols instead of pictures?

    • A. Pictures are not allowed
    • B. Symbols are quick to draw and understood everywhere
    • C. Symbols are prettier
    • D. Symbols make circuits work better

  11. Question 11

    How many cells are in this circuit diagram?

    Answer

  12. Question 12

    Each cell gives 1.5 V. A battery is made of 4 cells joined end to end (in series). What is its total voltage, in volts?

    AnswerV

  13. Question 13

    In a circuit diagram, a long thin line next to a short thick line stands for…

    • A. a bulb
    • B. a cell
    • C. a switch
    • D. a motor

  14. Question 14

    How many lamps (bulbs) are in this circuit diagram?

    Answer

  15. Question 15

    Each cell gives 1.5 V. A battery is made of 1 cells joined end to end (in series). What is its total voltage, in volts?

    AnswerV

  16. Question 16

    A circle with a cross inside it stands for…

    • A. a buzzer
    • B. a lamp (bulb)
    • C. a resistor
    • D. a cell

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  1. an open switch
  2. 3
  3. 1.5 V
  4. a lamp (bulb)
  5. 1
  6. 6 V
  7. a lamp (bulb)
  8. 1
  9. 6 V
  10. Symbols are quick to draw and understood everywhere
  11. 1
  12. 6 V
  13. a cell
  14. 2
  15. 1.5 V
  16. a lamp (bulb)