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*[[Motor]]
===Examples===
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|'''Wires'''
|'''Filament Bulb'''
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|[[File:CellSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:WireSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BulbSymbol.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:ElectricalCell.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:FilamentBulb.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Cell|cell ]] makes the electricity flow in a [[circuit]].| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wires [[Wire]]s are the path for [[electricity ]] to flow.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Bulb|filament bulb ]] lights up when [[electricity ]] flows through it.|}{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Switch'''
|'''Buzzer'''
|'''Motor'''
|-
|[[File:SwitchOpenSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BuzzerSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:MotorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
|[[File:ElectricalSwitch.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Motor.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Switch|switch ]] can complete or break a [[circuit ]] to turn it on and off.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[buzzer ]] makes a [[sound ]] when [[electricity ]] flows through it.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[motor ]] spins when [[electricity ]] flows through it.
|}
==Key Stage 3==
: The '''components''' you should know are:
*[[Electrical Cell]]
*[[Battery]]
*[[Wire]]s
*[[Electrical Bulb]]
*[[Ammeter]]
===Examples===
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|'''Wires'''
|'''Filament Bulb'''
|-
|[[File:CellSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:WireSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BulbSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
|[[File:ElectricalCell.png|center|200px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wires are the path for electricity to flow.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A filament bulb lights up when electricity flows through it.
|}
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|'''Switch'''
|'''Buzzer'''
|'''Motor'''
|-
|[[File:SwitchOpenSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BuzzerSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:MotorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
|[[File:ElectricalSwitch.png|center|200px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A buzzer makes a sound when electricity flows through it.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A motor spins when electricity flows through it.
|}
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|'''Resistor'''
|'''BuzzerVoltmeter'''|'''MotorAmmeter'''|-|[[File:ResistorSymbol.png|center|200px]]|[[File:VoltmeterSymbol.png|center|200px]]|[[File:AmmeterSymbol.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Resistor.png|center|200px]]
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Voltmeter]] is used to [[measure]] the [[Potential Difference]] between two points on a [[circuit]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An [[Ammeter]] is used to [[measure]] the [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through part of a [[circuit]].
|}
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''component''' is a part of an [[Circuit|electrical circuit]].
===About Components===
: '''Components''' in a [[circuit]] are used to do different jobs.
: The '''components''' you should know are:
*[[Electrical Cell]]
*[[Battery]]
*[[Variable Power Supply]]
*[[Alternating Current Supply]]
*[[Wire]]s
*[[Electrical Bulb]]
*[[Switch]]
*[[Buzzer]]
*[[Motor]]
*[[Resistor]]
*[[Voltmeter]]
*[[Ammeter]]
*[[Variable Resistor]]
*[[Light Dependent Resistor]]
*[[Thermistor]]
*[[Diode]]
*[[Light Emitting Diode]]
*[[Electrical Fuse]]
===Examples===
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|'''Electrical Cell'''
|'''Battery'''
|'''Variable Power Supply'''
|-
|[[File:CellSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BatterySymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:VariablePowerSupplySymbol.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Cell|cell]] makes the [[electricity]] flow in a [[circuit]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[battery]] is several [[Electrical Cell|cells]] connected together.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Variable Power Supply|variable power supply]] is a source of [[electricity]] with a [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] which can be changed.
|}
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|'''Alternating Current Supply'''
|'''Wires'''
|'''Filament Bulb'''
|-
|[[File:AlternatingCurrentSupplySymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:WireSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BulbSymbol.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An [[Alternating Current Supply|alternating current supply]] is a source of [[electricity]] with an [[Alternating Current|alternating current]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Wire]]s are the path for [[electricity]] to flow.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Bulb|filament bulb]] lights up when [[electricity]] flows through it.
|}
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|'''Switch'''
|'''Buzzer'''
|'''Motor'''
|-
|[[File:SwitchOpenSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:BuzzerSymbol.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:MotorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Switch|switch]] can complete or break a [[circuit]] to turn it on and off.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[buzzer]] makes a [[sound]] when [[electricity]] flows through it.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[motor]] spins when [[electricity]] flows through it.
|}
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|'''Resistor'''
|'''Voltmeter'''
|'''Ammeter'''
|-
|[[File:ResistorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:VoltmeterSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:AmmeterSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[resistor]] reduces the flow of [[Electrical Current|current]] through a [[circuit]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Voltmeter]] is used to [[measure]] the [[Potential Difference]] between two points on a [[circuit]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An [[Ammeter]] is used to [[measure]] the [[Electrical Current|Current]] passing through part of a [[circuit]].
|-
|}
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|'''Variable Resistor'''
|'''Light Dependent Resistor'''
|'''Thermistor'''
|-
|[[File:VariableResistorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:LightDependentResistorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:ThermistorSymbol.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Variable Resistor|variable resistor]] can change [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] controlling the [[Electrical Current|current]] flowing through a [[circuit]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Light Dependent Resistor|light dependent resistor (LDR)]] changes [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] depending on [[light]] intensity, the lower the intensity the greater the [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[thermistor]] changes [[Electrical Resistance|resistance]] depending on the [[temperature]].
|}
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|'''Diode'''
|'''Light Emitting Diode'''
|'''Fuse'''
|-
|[[File:DiodeSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:LightEmittingDiodeSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:FuseSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diode]] only allows [[Electrical Current|current]] through in one direction.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Light Emitting Diode|light emitting diode (LED)]] only allows [[Electrical Current|current]] through in one direction and produces light when a [[Electrical Current|current]] passes through it.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[Electrical Fuse|fuse]] is a thin piece of [[wire]] that will [[melt]] if too much [[Electrical Current|current]] passes through it.
|}