Chapter 5 - Electricity & Magnetism Flashcards
What are power supplies in an electrical circuit?
any component of a circuit that provides the electrical current
What does conduction do in an electrical circuit?
They’re any component of a circuit that transmits current
What does control do in an electrical circuit?
They’re any component of a circuit that allow to open or close a circuit (at will)
What does transformation of energy do in an electrical circuit?
They’re any component that transform electrical energy into other forms of energy
What does insulation do in an electrical circuit?
They’re any component that prevent the transmission of an electrical current
What does protection do in an electrical circuit?
They’re any component that open the circuit if the current intensity is too high
A magnetic field has the direction from what to what?
North to South
What does the compass indicate for the magnetic field of a live wire?
The direction of the magnetic field