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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A '''circuit symbol''' is a picture we use in a [[Circuit Diagram|diagram]] to show a [[Electrical Component|component]] in a [[circuit]].
===About Circuit Symbols===
: We use '''circuit symbols''' instead of pictures because they are easier to draw and they are used everywhere in the world, even if the components look different.
: '''Circuit Symbols''' should be drawn neatly and carefully with a pencil.
: The symbols you should know are:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''[[Electrical Components and EquipmentCell]]'''|'''[[Wire]]s'''|'''[[Electrical Bulb]]'''
|-
|'''Electrical Cell'''[[File:CellSymbol.png|center|200px]]|'''Wires'''[[File:WireSymbol.png|center|200px]]|'''Filament Bulb'''[[File:BulbSymbol.png|center|200px]]
|-
|'''[[File:ElectricalCell.png|center|200pxSwitch]]'''|'''[[File:Wires.png|center|200pxBuzzer]]'''|'''[[File:FilamentBulb.png|center|200pxMotor]]'''
|-
|}
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe09775 ''Circuit symbols, page 180, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178294558X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=178294558X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=f0dfb66dafcb0c6e9449e7b1a4ae1ac49 ''Circuit symbols, page 24, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, 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 ''Circuit symbols, page 293, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, 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 ''Circuit symbols, page 38, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Circuit symbols, page 52, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']