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A '''switch''' is something you can use to turn things off and on.
[[File:ElectricalSwitchSwitch.png|right|300px|thumb|TextA light '''switch'''.]] Text
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A '''switch''' is a [[Electrical Component|component]] in a [[circuit]] that can connect or break the [[circuit]] to control whether [[electricity]] flows.
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Switch'''
: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Switches'''
: [[Verb]]: '''To switch'''
===About Switches===
: A '''switch''' is anything that breaks a [[circuit]].
: A '''switch''' turns things off by breaking a [[circuit]].
: A '''switch''' turns things on by connecting the wires to complete the circuit.
: A [[circuit]] should always have a '''switch''' in it so it can be turned off if anything goes wrong.
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===About TitleSwitches===Text: A '''switch''' is anything that breaks a [[circuit]].: An 'open' '''switch''' prevents [[electricity]] from moving around the [[circuit]].: A 'closed' '''switch''' allows [[electricity]] around the [[circuit]].: A [[switch]] is a useful safety device in a [[circuit]] so that the [[Electrical Current|current]] can easily be stopped. This prevents [[Electrical Component|components]] from getting too hot and prevent [[electrocution]] from a damaged [[wire]].
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|TextA '''switch'''.|TextThe symbol for an open '''switch'''.|The symbol for a closed '''switch'''.|} ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===A '''switch''' is a [[Electrical Component|component]] in a [[circuit]] that can connect or break the [[circuit]] to control whether [[electricity]] flows. ===About Switches===: A '''switch''' is anything that breaks a [[circuit]].: An 'open' '''switch''' prevents [[electricity]] from moving around the [[circuit]].: A 'closed' '''switch''' allows [[electricity]] around the [[circuit]].: A [[switch]] is a useful safety device in a [[circuit]] so that the [[Electrical Current|current]] can easily be stopped. This prevents [[Electrical Component|components]] from getting too hot and prevent [[electrocution]] from a damaged [[wire]]. {| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:PictureElectricalSwitch.png|center|200px]]|[[File:PictureSwitchOpenSymbol.png|center|200px]]|[[File:SwitchClosedSymbol.png|center|200px]]
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|TextA '''switch'''.|TextThe symbol for an open '''switch'''.|The symbol for a closed '''switch'''.
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===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Switches, circuit symbol, page 38, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Switches, page 293, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Switches, page 52, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946403&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=32a0abb60dff015b15b50e9b1d7b4644 ''Switches, page 60, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945970/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945970&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a120d24dcc7cc7a58192069a3aafc1d2 ''Switches, page 62, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA '']