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9.2F Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on understanding current and voltage in parallel circuits for Cambridge Lower Secondary Science. It includes questions about the characteristics of parallel circuits, how to calculate current and voltage, and the effects of adding additional components. The document is designed for students to apply their knowledge of electrical concepts in practical scenarios.

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9.2F Worksheet

This worksheet focuses on understanding current and voltage in parallel circuits for Cambridge Lower Secondary Science. It includes questions about the characteristics of parallel circuits, how to calculate current and voltage, and the effects of adding additional components. The document is designed for students to apply their knowledge of electrical concepts in practical scenarios.

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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 9 UNIT 9: ELECTRICITY

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Worksheet 9.2F
Current and voltage in parallel
In this activity, you will describe current and voltage in parallel circuits.
The questions in this activity refer to this circuit.

1 Explain why this circuit is described as a parallel circuit and not a series circuit.

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2 The current through the lamp is A2
The current through the buzzer is A3
Explain how the current through the cell A1 can be worked out from A2 and A3.

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Cambridge Lower Secondary Science 9 – Mary Jones, Diane Fellowes-Freeman and Michael Smyth © Cambridge University Press 2021 18
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3 The voltage of the battery in this circuit is V.


Explain how the voltage across the lamp and the voltage across the buzzer can be worked out from V.

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4 Another identical lamp is added to the circuit.
The new lamp is connected in parallel with the other components to make a third branch in the circuit.
Explain what will happen to the value of A1 when the new lamp is added.

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