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Chaptres 10 Flashcards

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Battery

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A combination of two or more electric cells

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2
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Joule

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The SI unit for measuring energy

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3
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Load

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An electrical circuit that is for any device that converts electrical energy into another form of energy

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Circuit diagram

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It’s a representation of an electrical current

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5
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Electric current

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The flow of electric charges

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6
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Ampere

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The unit of measurement for an electrical current

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7
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Conventional current

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The direticion that a positive charge would take in a circuit

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8
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Electron flow

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Negative terminal flows to a positive terminal of an energy source

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Direct current

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An electric current that is supplied from a electric cell that flows in a single direction

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10
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Alternating current

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Electrons periodically reverse direction

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Series circuit

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A current goes through the several devices in a sequence

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Parallel circuit

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The current splits and some current goes through each device

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13
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Ammeter

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How to Measure the amount of electrical current

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14
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Voltage

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The measurement for Volts

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15
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Volt

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As one joule per coulomb

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16
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Voltmeter

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A device that measures the electrical potential difference

17
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Resistor

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A component that that resists the electrical current to limit the flow

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Ohm

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The unit of resistance is the ohm

19
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Current Electricity

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Electric charges flowing in a circuit through the a conductor

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