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GRADE 9 SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW: ELECTRICITY

STATIC ELECTRICITY REVIEW 1. There is an excellent worksheet that reviews many of the concepts learned about static electricity on the following website.

http://englishbulldogs.ca/scienceguy/pdf/Electricity/Static%20Electricity %20Worksheet.pdf 2. What does the Law of Electric Charges state?

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What is meant by charging by friction? Use a series of diagrams to illustrate how a plastic comb becomes charged by your hair by friction.

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If you were to take the comb charged in question 3 and touch a neutral object what method of charging have you used? What will be the charge on the once neutral object?

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How are charging by friction and charging by contact similar and different?

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When objects are charged what is the only subatomic particle that moves? Why?

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Define the terms insulator and conductor. Provide an example of each.

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Can conductors be charged? Explain your answer.

9. Part of a Circuit Conducting Wires

Complete the chart below by describing each component of an electrical circuit: What does it do

Source

Load

Switch

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Resistor

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Draw a series circuit with two light bulbs. Draw an ammeter to measure the total current and a voltmeter to measure the voltage across the source.

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Are ammeters drawn in series or parallel with a circuit? Why?

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Are voltmeters drawn in series or parallel with a circuit? Why?

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If you have a series circuit and you add additional light bulbs (assuming they have the same resistance) what happens to the total current in the circuit (increases, decreases or stays the same)? Explain your answer.

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If you have a parallel circuit and you add additional light bulbs (assuming they have the same resistance) what happens to the total current in the circuit (increases, decreases or stays the same)? Explain your answer.

15. Variable

Complete the following table: Definition Symbol Unit of Measurement Symbol for How is it measured Unit of in a circuit? (E.g. Measurement Measured in Series, Parallel or Could be Both)

Voltage

Current

Resistance

16. a. b. c. d.

For the following circuit diagram indicate what will happen when the following bulbs are removed: bulb 1 bulb 2 bulb 3 bulb 4

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Determine the missing values for each of the following circuits:

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Determine the current flowing through this simple circuit:

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Determine the total current flowing through this simple circuit. Hint: When you have more than one resistor (for a series circuit) add all the resistances to get the total resistance).

20.

A nine volt battery supplies power to a cordless curling iron with a resistance of 18 ohms. How much current is flowing through the curling iron?

21.

A 110 volt wall outlet supplies power to a strobe light with a resistance of 2200 ohms. How much current is flowing through the strobe light?

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A CD player with a resistance of 40 ohms has a current of 0.1 amps flowing through it. Sketch the circuit diagram and calculate how many volts supply the CD player?

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