Difference between revisions of "Switch"
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A '''switch''' is something you can use to turn things off and on. | A '''switch''' is something you can use to turn things off and on. | ||
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==Key Stage 2== | ==Key Stage 2== | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | A '''switch''' is a [[Electrical Component|component]] in a [[circuit]] that can connect or break the [[circuit]] to allow the [[electricity]] through. | ||
| − | : Singular [[Noun]]: ''' | + | : Singular [[Noun]]: '''Switch''' |
| − | : Plural [[Noun]]: ''' | + | : Plural [[Noun]]: '''Switches''' |
| − | : [[Verb]]: '''To | + | : [[Verb]]: '''To switch''' |
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| − | === | + | ===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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Revision as of 10:58, 11 August 2018
Key Stage 1
Meaning
A switch is something you can use to turn things off and on.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A switch is a component in a circuit that can connect or break the circuit to allow the electricity through.
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.