circuits + currents

Question 1

what is a current

Answer 1

the amount of charge flowing per second

Question 2

what happens to particles when you complete a circuit

Answer 2

charged particles or charges move in the metal wires

Question 3

what does the switch dp

Answer 3

• opens and closes a gap in the circuit
• gas must be closed to make a complete circuit for current to flow

Question 4

electricity is actually

Answer 4

electric current

Question 5

what pushes charges around the circuit

Answer 5

cell/battery

• it doesn’t produce them they were already in the wires

Question 6

how do you create an electric field in the wire

Answer 6

when you connect the battery

Question 7

in a metal what are the charged particles that move called

Answer 7

electrons

Question 8

how do you measure current through a component

Answer 8

ammeter - connected in the circuit with the component

Question 9

what symbol is this ⎼| ⎮⎼

Answer 9

cell

Question 10

what symbol is this ⎼⎸⎮—-⎸⎮⎼

Answer 10

battery

Question 11

what symbol is this -○/○-
-○\ ○-

Answer 11

closed switch (top)
open switch (bottom)

Question 12

what symbol is this -☒-

Answer 12

lamp

Question 13

what symbol is this -Ⓜ-

Answer 13

motor

Question 14

what symbol is this -Ⓐ-

Answer 14

ammeter

Question 15

what symbol is this ◡
| |

Answer 15

buzzer

Question 16

what is current measured in

Answer 16

amperes or amps (A)

Question 17

what are multiple cells working together called

Answer 17

battery

Question 18

what is resistance

Answer 18

how difficult it is for current to flow through a component in a circuit