Circuit Diagrams,

Components and Symbols

 

Electronic circuits can use many different components.
These are connected together by wires or Copper conducting
tracks. You may have already seen this in "TrackLayer".

In circuit diagrams, symbols are used to represent the electronic components. Straight lines, drawn at right angles, show how these components are connected together.

A simple example is this circuit diagram where two lamps are connected to a cell.

Now open the "Components and Symbols" link at the
top of the screen and see how many of the symbols you can learn. Then try its quiz to see how many components you can pair with their symbols in 5 minutes. You may also find it interesting to find out what the components do. After you have completed this research, go on to answer the question below.

 

Q5. Drag the names on the left onto their matching
symbols on the right. When completed, press the “Check answers” button to see if they are all correct.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Q678This circuit diagram shows a buzzer connected to a battery, via a switch. It has 3 deliberate mistakes - Can you spot them?

You need to click on the errors to score.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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