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Subject: Science
) Grade ( 7

Title: A simple circuit

/5/2013

Date:

A simple circuit : /
) (

path along which charges flow is called a circuit .

-1 :
-1

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an energy source, such as a

battery

: - - ) (

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a conductor (wires) for the electricity to flow

through

- :

something to use up the electrical energy such as a globe

or motor

. : - -

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 - a switch to turn the current on and off :

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Subject: Science
Grade ( 7 )

STRAND: PHYSICAL WORLD

Worksheet NO (10 )

Title:
Date:

A simple circuit
/5/2013

Draw the symbol for the following electrical -1

:components
switch

Conductor
globe

cell

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Ammeter

:draw circuit diagram for the following circuit -2

circuit

circuit diagram

3- The diagram shows the circuit symbol for a _____.

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A- closed switch
B- battery
C- globe
D- voltmeter
Question 4

The diagram shows a circuit

.symbol

?What does this symbol represent

Battery

Switch relay

Electric compass

Variable resistor

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Subject: Science
Grade ( 7 )

STRAND PHYSICAL WORLD

Title: Electric current and electric Voltage

Date:

/5/2013

electric current :

is used to describe moving electric charge

:
Voltage / V tage
.
Voltage is a measure of the amount of energy available to push
charges around a circuit.

Current

Voltage

Measured with/

Ammeter in series

Voltmeter in parallel

Measured in/

Amps, A

Volts, V

Circuit symbol of measuring device

Ammeter

Voltmeter

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Subject: Science
Grade ( 7 )

STRAND PHYSICAL WORLD

Worksheet NO ( 11 )
Title: Electric current and Electric Voltage
Date:

/5/2013

1- :

Current

Voltage

Measured in

Measured with

Circuit symbol of
measuring devise

-Which

circuit below shows how to measure voltage and current for a single globe in a circuit? 2

:Moving electric charges are described as-3

A- Amps
B- ampere
C- ammeter
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D- current

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Parallel circuits

and

Subject: Science
) Grade ( 7
Series circuits

Title:

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Date:

Series circuits

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Parallel circuits


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Subject: Science
Grade ( 7 )

STRAND: PHYSICAL WORLD

Worksheet NO ( 12)

Title:

Series circuits

and

Parallel circuits

1- Consider the circuit below.

- Identify which other globes would go out if

a
b
c

Globe B blows.
Globe D blows.
Globe A blows.

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.
.

The circuit below contains -2

.A-

3 globes in parallel
3 globes in series
C- globe in series with 2 globes in parallel
.D- 2 globes in series with one globe in parallel
.B-

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Draw a circuit diagram with a cell

and two resistors (all in series),
and a voltmeter measuring the
voltage across one of the
.resistors only

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,( )
.

Question 4

The drawing shows a hairdryer

and a circuit diagram drawn by
.Mohammed

.
1

s w it c h 1
M

m o to r

2
m a in s

pow er
s u p p ly

s w it c h 2

h e a te r

Which switch(es) must be closed

?for the heater to work

)(

21

and 2 1

only 2

2 1

or 2 1

None

Question 5

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What is one advantage of having

?the motor and heater in parallel

It will be more expensive to

.operate

If the heater fails you can still dry

.your hair

.Fewer switches are needed

.The heater can operate on its own

Question 6

.
Circuit
Circuit 1
2

The diagram shows two circuits for

.the heated rear-windows of cars

1
2

c ir c u it A

c ir c u it B

?What are the types of circuit

Circuit 1

Circuit 2

series

series

parallel

parallel

parallel

series

series

parallel

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Question 7

Nora built a puzzle circuit with

three identical bulbs (globes) and
a 3V battery. She covered up the
connections to the bulbs with a
.piece of card

.V3
.

V3

3 V b a tte ry

c a rd

, .
. ,

All the bulbs were lit but their

brightness was different. She
showed her puzzle to Fatima, her
team member, who had to
!discover the circuit

,A
. A ,
.C B
.

Fatima first removed bulb A,

observed what happened to the
other two bulbs, then replaced
bulb A. She repeated this with
bulbs B and C. Her results are
.shown below

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C B

A , C

A , B

Bulb removed

Observations

B and C stayed
on

C went off; A
stayed on

B went off; A
stayed on

(Question 7 (continued

(.......) 7
,
.

(a)

Complete the circuit below, using

your knowledge of series and
.parallel circuits

V3 3 V b a t t e r y

..
. S

(b)

Nora wants to add a switch in the

circuit so that all bulbs could be
.turned off at once
Place an S on the circuit where the
.switch can be placed

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Question 8

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Identify one common application

.(that uses parallel circuit(s