Chapter 13

Question 1

Circuit

Answer 1

A closed loop or pathway through which electric current can flow

Question 2

Electric Current

Answer 2

The flow of electric charge through a conductor

Question 3

Ohm’s Law

Answer 3

States that the voltage across a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the current flowing through the conductor, provided that the temperature remains constant

Question 4

Resistance

Answer 4

A fundamental property of a material or component in an electrical circuit that impedes the flow of electric current

Question 5

Conductivity

Answer 5

A measure of how well a material conducts electric current

Question 6

Electromotive Force

Answer 6

The energy per unit charge provided by a source (such as a battery or generator) to drive electric current through a circuit

Question 7

Series Circuit

Answer 7

A type of electrical circuit in which the components are connected end-to-end, forming a single path for current flow

Question 8

Parallel Circuit

Answer 8

A type of electrical circuit in which the components are connected across common points, forming multiple paths for current flow

Question 9

Direct Current

Answer 9

An electrical current that flows continuously in one direction through a conductor

Question 10

Alternating Current

Answer 10

An electrical current that periodically changes direction, reversing its flow at regular intervals

Question 11

Effective Current

Answer 11

The equivalent steady direct current (DC) that would produce the same amount of power dissipation in a resistive load as the AC current

Question 12

Effective Voltage

Answer 12

The equivalent steady direct current voltage (DC) that would produce the same amount of power dissipation in a resistive load as the AC voltage

Question 13

Sinusoidal (sine) Curve

Answer 13

A smooth, periodic waveform that oscillates above and below a central axis