WJEC P2, V, I and R Facts

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What is current?
The flow of free electrons around a circuit.
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How is current measured?
Ammeter connected in series
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What is voltage?
A measure of electrical energy transferred per certain number of electrons
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How is voltage measured?
A voltmeter connected in parallel
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What is resistance?
A measure of how difficult it is for current to flow
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What is the relationship between current and voltage with a constant temperature?
Directly proportional
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What is the current-voltage relationship when the resistance doubles and voltage stays the same?
Inversely proportional
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What is a variable resistor?
A resistor that you can use to vary the resistance
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What is electrical power?
The rate per second of energy transfer
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What is Ohm's law?
Resistance = Voltage / Current
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What happens to current in a series circuit?
It is the same over the whole circuit
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What happens to current in a parallel circuit?
It splits across the components
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In a series circuit, if bulb B1 breaks will B2 work?
No
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B1 and B2 are connected in series and B3 is connected with them in parallel. If B3 breaks will B1 and B2 break?
No
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How is current measured?

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Ammeter connected in series

Card 3

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What is voltage?

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Card 4

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How is voltage measured?

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Card 5

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What is resistance?

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