GCSE PHYSICS - Revision Questions - Electricity - Current - Direct - Voltage - Power - Resistance - Series - Parallel - Diode - LDR - Thermistor

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Electricity - Current - Voltage - Power
1	What is Electricity?	Answer
2	What is the Difference between a Cell and a Battery?	Answer
3	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Cell?	Answer
4	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Battery?	Answer
5	Which side of a Cell is Positive?	Answer
6	Which way does Electricity Flow in Conventional Current?	Answer
7	Why not use Electron Flow for Circuit Diagrams?	Answer
8	What is a Coulomb a unit of?	Answer
9	What is Direct Current?	Answer
10	What is the Circuit Symbol for Direct Current?	Answer
11	What unit is Current measured in?	Answer
12	What type of meter measures Current?	Answer
13	Is the meter which measures Current connected in Series or Parallel?	Answer
14	Which Equation connects Charge, Current and Time?	Answer
15	What does one Volt equal?	Answer
16	Which Equation connects Energy, Voltage and Charge?	Answer
17	What is the difference between Voltage, Potential Difference and p.d.?	Answer
18	What type of meter measures Voltage?	Answer
19	Is the meter which measures Voltage connected in Series or Parallel?	Answer
20	What is the Circuit Symbol for an Ammeter?	Answer
21	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Voltmeter?	Answer
22	What is a Watt a unit of?	Answer
23	What does one Watt equal?	Answer
24	Which Equation connects Power, Energy and Time?	Answer
25	Which Equation connects Power, Voltage and Current?	Answer
26	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Lamp?	Answer
27	Draw the Circuit you would use to calculate the Power of a Lamp.	Answer

Electricity - Resistance
28	What unit is Resistance measured in?	Answer
29	What is Resistance a measure of?	Answer
30	Which Equation connects Resistance, Current and Voltage?	Answer
31	Draw the Graph of Current against Voltage for a Resistor.	Answer
32	Draw the Graph of Current against Voltage for a Light Bulb.	Answer
33	Draw the Graph of Current against Voltage for a Thermistor.	Answer
34	What does a Resistor do?	Answer
35	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Resistor?	Answer
36	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Variable Resistor?	Answer
37	Draw the Circuit you would use to calculate the Resistance of a Resistor.	Answer
38	What is a Component?	Answer
39	Draw a Test Circuit for a Component.	Answer
40	How does the Resistance of a Wire depend on its Material?	Answer
41	How does the Resistance of a Wire depend on its Length?	Answer
42	How does the Resistance of a Wire depend on its Thickness?	Answer
43	How does the Resistance of a Wire depend on its Temperature?	Answer

Electricity - Series Circuits
44	Draw a Circuit with three Resistors connected in Series.	Answer
45	How does Current change for Components in a Series Circuit?	Answer
46	How does Voltage change for Components in a Series Circuit?	Answer
47	How do you calculate the Total Resistance for Components in a Series Circuit?	Answer
48	How do you calculate the Voltage for Components in a Series Circuit?	Answer
49	When More Lamps are connected in Series, do they get Dimmer or Brighter?	Answer
50	If one Lamp Breaks in a Series Circuit, will the others stay On or go Out?	Answer

Electricity - Parallel Circuits
51	Draw a Circuit with three Resistors connected in Parallel.	Answer
52	How does Current change for Components in a Parallel Circuit?	Answer
53	How do you calculate the Current in each Branch of a Parallel Circuit?	Answer
54	How do you calculate the Total Current for Components in a Parallel Circuit?	Answer
55	How does Voltage change for Components in a Parallel Circuit?	Answer
56	How do you calculate the Total Resistance for Components in a Parallel Circuit?	Answer
57	Draw a Circuit with three Lamps connected in Parallel.	Answer
58	How can you Switch each Lamp On or Off without affecting the other Lamps?	Answer
59	What is the Circuit Symbol for an Open Switch?	Answer
60	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Closed Switch?	Answer

Electricity - Diode - LDR - Thermistor
61	What does a Diode do?	Answer
62	Draw the Circuit Symbol for a Diode.	Answer
63	Draw the Graph of Current against Voltage for a Diode.	Answer
64	What does LDR stand for?	Answer
65	What is the Circuit Symbol for a LDR?	Answer
66	How does Resistance change with Light Intensity for a LDR?	Answer
67	Give one Use for a LDR.	Answer
68	What is a Thermistor?	Answer
69	What is the Circuit Symbol for a Thermistor?	Answer
70	How does Resistance change with Temperature for a Thermistor?	Answer
71	Give one Use for a Thermistor.	Answer