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A circuit with a (fused/filament) bulb acts as an incomplete circuit.

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Important Questions on Electricity and Circuits

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The diagram below shows a dual control switch circuit connected to a bulb. Copy the diagram and complete it so that the bulb is switched ON.

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Ruby has connected two bulbs across two batteries. How can she make the bulbs dimmer?
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You switch on an electric torch, but the bulb does not glow. Become a detective and solve the mystery! Answer these questions in your notebook.

List three possible reasons why the bulb does not glow.

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Electricity will only flow in a/an _____ (open/closed) circuit.
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When the switch in an electric circuit is switched on, it takes several seconds for the bulb in the circuit to glow.
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The electric circuit in which the current flows from one terminal of the cell to another terminal is known as an open circuit.
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A circuit is said to be _____, if no current passes through it. 
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What is the purpose of using an electric switch? Name some electrical gadgets that have switches built into them.
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In a simple circuit, there are two bulbs connected across two batteries. How can you make the bulbs dimmer?
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The switch on a torch has nothing to do with the flow of electric current in the torch.
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Study the picture and answer the question.
What is being used as a switch here? 
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Study the picture and answer the questions.

Draw arrows in the picture to show the direction in which electric current will flow when the circuit is complete.

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The electric circuit in which contact among any of the components of the circuit is broken is called a closed circuit.
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Electric current flows through a circuit only if the wires and terminals of the electric cell are in contact, and not if there is a gap between connections.
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Draw a diagram showing a dry cell, a bulb and a switch connected to each other.
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Give the function of the following:
Electric switch.
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Study the picture and answer the questions.

Using your pencil or pen, complete the circuit in the diagram so that the circuit is closed.

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Complete the drawing shown in figure to indicate where the free ends of the two wires should be joined to make the bulb glow. 

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Would the bulb glow in the following circuits. Give reason for your answer.

Fig (a)

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Fig (b)

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Fig (c)

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The circuit in which the bulb will glow the brightest is