Electric circuits

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  • Created on: 02-04-17 22:07
Series circuit current
same current passes through each component
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Parallel circuit current
current splits, with some flowing through each component
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The bigger the voltage that is applied, the ... the current
bigger
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Voltage
a measure of how much electrical energy a certain amount of electrons can transfer as they flow around a circuit
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Resistance
how difficult it is for a current to flow through a wire or device
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More resistance means ... current
less
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Does a thin or thick wire have more resistance
thin wire
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Series is measured in...
amps wit an ammeter
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parallel is measured in...
volts with a voltmeter
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In a series circuit, if one bulb breaks what happens to the others
The other bulbs will not work
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Variable resistors
components that can be put into a circuit to control the current and the voltage
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If V = I x R, what does R equal?
R = V divided by I
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If the voltage across the wire/resistor is doubles then the current...
also doubles
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The relationship between the current and the voltage is...
directly porportional
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The relationship between the current and the voltage is only directly porportional if the temperature of the wire remains...
constant
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If the resistance remains constant it... Ohm's laws
obeys
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Card 2

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Parallel circuit current

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current splits, with some flowing through each component

Card 3

Front

The bigger the voltage that is applied, the ... the current

Back

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Card 4

Front

Voltage

Back

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Card 5

Front

Resistance

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