Curcuit Components (P1)

Question 1

Cell

Answer 1

A store of chemical energy which can provide the potentialdifference in a circuit

Question 2

Battery

Answer 2

Two or more cells

Question 3

Lamp

Answer 3

An electric current heats the filament to provide light

Question 4

LED

Answer 4

A diode which releases light when the current passes through

Question 5

Diode

Answer 5

Used to convert alternating current to direct current

Question 6

LDR

Answer 6

The resistance increases as the light intensity decreases

Question 7

Resistor

Answer 7

Restricts the flow of electric current,

Question 8

Fuse

Answer 8

A short length of wire which separates in the event of excess current

Question 9

Variable resistor

Answer 9

The position of a slider impacts the flow of current

Question 10

Thermistor

Answer 10

The resistance decreases as the temperature increases

Question 11

Battery symbol

Answer 11

Two cells with a dotted line between

Question 12

Cell symbol

Answer 12

A small line with a gap to a big one

Question 13

Lamp symbol

Answer 13

A circle with an x in it

Question 14

LED symbol

Answer 14

A line continuing through a triangle to a vertical line

Two Arrows pointing away

Question 15

Diode symbol

Answer 15

The same as an LED but with no arrows

Question 16

LDR symbol

Answer 16

A rectangle around the line with a circle around that

Two arrows pointing at the circle

Question 17

variable Resistor symbol

Answer 17

A resistor with a north-east facing arrow through it

Question 18

Fuse symbol

Answer 18

A cell with a line going straight through it

Question 19

Resistor symbol

Answer 19

A clear rectangle

Question 20

Thermistor

Answer 20

A variable resistor with no point at the bottom and a small flat line to the left at the bottom