Cambridge Science Checkpoint Questions - Circuits
April 2020, Paper 1, Q14
Ahmed and Hassan are making a quiz board.
● They write a question
● They write three answers
● Only one of the answers is correct
If they get the question correct, the lamp will turn on.
(a) Ahmed asks Hassan what parts A and B are called.
Circle the correct answer.
a) A is a battery and B is a lamp.
b) A is a cell and B is a switch.
c) A is a switch and B is a lamp.
d) A is a cell and B is a lamp.
e) A is a battery and B is a switch. [1]
(b) Ahmed uses the quiz board
He connects the wire from the question to answer 2 on the quiz board.
Has he selected the correct answer? ___________
Explain your answer.
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(c) A wire is used to make the connections.
The outside of the wire is made of plastic. Explain why.
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(d) The inside of the wire is made of copper. Explain why.
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October 2020, Paper 2, Q14
Mia connects an electrical circuit.
She closes the switch.
The lamps are very bright.
Mia adds two more lamps to the electrical circuit.
Describe what happens.
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