Ch 12. Electricity basics Flashcards
This current is rapid& interrupted. travels One way than the other direction, 60x/ seconds, & is produced _____. Example:
Alternating current, AC, mechanically, wall outlets.
This current is constant it is even flowing and travels in One Direction it is produced ___and an example is___
Direct current, Chemically, batteries
This measures the electricity in our house In k/ per ____.(time) 1 of these “(1k)” is 1000 ____. Meaning it uses 1000___ of electricity /second.
Kilowatt. Hour. watt. Watt.
Resettable electrical safety device that automatically shuts off and electric circuit at the first indication of overload. All appliances should be UL approved____
Circuit breaker
Underwriters lab
A closed loop that conducts electricity and provides a return path for the current
Complete electrical circuit
Are any substance that easily allows the flow of electricity with little resistance
Conductor
Any apparatus that changes direct current to alternating current
Inverter or converter
The flow of electricity In a complete electric circuit
Electric current
The movement of particles around an atom that creates pure energy. Or the movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor.
Electricity
A single use safety device designed to provide protection from an electrical overload or short circuit.It is a deliberately weak link in the circuit that’s designed to break and disconnect the current. To reestablish check all &re-insert a new fuse
Fuse
A substance that does not easily allow the flow of electricity
insulator
Also called an insulator
Nonconductor
Changes alternating current direct current. Like battery chargers
Rectifier
Provides double safety device that is designed to provide protection from an unsafe ground. Resettable found in rooms where water may be present they detect leakage and disconnect to prevent electrocution. They disconnect faster than a fuse or a circuit breaker.
Ground fault circuit interrupter
Completes an electrical circuit and carries the current safely away. All appliances have a live connection bringing current to the circuit and they have a ground connection that carries it safely away to the ground. Different prong sizes protected ensure the correct insertion. The third prong is an additional ground that insures in case the first ground faults. It is the most safe.
Electrical ground
This measures the resistance in an electric___. There is only flow if force(___) is stronger than resistance(___).
OHM, circuit, volt, Ohm.