Circuits

Question 1

Current electricity

Answer 1

The controlled flow of electrons through a conductor

Question 2

Electric circuit

Answer 2

Continuous path in which electrons can flow

Question 3

Static electricity

Answer 3

The uncontrolled path of the electron flow between two objects

Question 4

How do you make electrons move

Answer 4

Electrons are able to move through a source of electrical energy. Some sources include batteries or wall outlets connected to an electrical generating station

Question 5

Parts of a circuit

Answer 5

Load, switch, conducting wire, source

Question 6

Load

Answer 6

The part of an electric circuit that converts electrical energy into other forms of energy

Question 7

Switch

Answer 7

Add device in an electric circuit that controls the flow of electrons by opening or closing the circuit

Question 8

Source

Answer 8

• Anything that can cause electric energy

- Anything that can cause the flow of electrons

Question 9

Conducting wire

Answer 9

Provides a path for the electrons to flow

Question 10

Kirchoff’s Current law

Answer 10

1. In a series circuit current remains the same but voltage is split evenly among the loads
2. In a parallel circuit current get split evenly among the branches. Voltage remains the same as the source

Question 11

How does the brightness of the light bulbs change when connecting one lightbulb in the series compared to two?

Answer 11

The bulbs will get dimmer the more lights you add because the energy has to be distributed between the light supposed to be getting one

Question 12

What happens to light bulbs is there connected in parallel to the same source

Answer 12

They both have the same brightness they are the same amount of volts as the source

Question 13

In a series circuit how might the current change

Answer 13

In a series circuit there’s only one path for the electrons to flow therefore no matter where you are and circuit the current is always in the same even if you add more loads to it

Question 14

In a parallel circuit how might the current change if you add more loads

Answer 14

The I source or total average will just have to be split among that number of branches instead of the number before

Question 15

Parallel circuits-current

Answer 15

In a parallel circuit electrons have more than one path to follow. In a parallel circuit assuming the loads are the same the current will split evenly among the paths

Question 16

Series circuit voltage

Answer 16

The matter how many lights in a series circuit you connect the brightness of both will be reduced compared to one but it will be equal assuming the same resistance. This is because the potential energy of the electrons as they passed with cities more evenly distributed by each light bulb