GCSE physics ocr circuits and resistors

GCSE physics revision of circuits and resistors

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  • Created on: 02-04-13 12:03
What is Current?
The flow of charge (electrons) round the circuit
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What is voltage?
The driving force that pushes the current around
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What is resistance?
Anything in a circuit that reduces the current
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How is resistance caused in a conductor?
In a metal conductor the electrons collide with the metal atoms causing the atoms to vibrate.
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In a variable resistor, if you increase the resistance what happens to the current?
The current drops
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In a variable resistor, if you decrease the resistance what happens to the current?
The current goes up
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Card 2

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What is voltage?

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The driving force that pushes the current around

Card 3

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What is resistance?

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Card 4

Front

How is resistance caused in a conductor?

Back

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Card 5

Front

In a variable resistor, if you increase the resistance what happens to the current?

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