Current Electricity Review

Question 1

In your own words explain what static electricity current is? What is the symbol and units for current?

Answer 1

Electric current is the flow of electricity. The symbol is I and the unit is amperes(A).

Question 2

Explain what electric potential difference is? What is the symbol and units for current?

Answer 2

electric potential difference is the amount of energy the electrons are carrying between 2 points. The symbol is V and unit is volts(v)

Question 3

What is resistance? What is the symbol and units for current?

Answer 3

Resistance is the ability of a material to oppose the flow of electrons through it. The symbol is RR and the unit is Ohms (-0-)

Question 4

State the characteristics of a series circuit and a parallel circuit in terms of ythe electric current and voltage across each load.

Answer 4

In a series circuit the current stays the same throughout and in parellel circuit it splits among the branches. In a series circuit the voltage splits amoung the loads and in a parallel circuit all loads hav the same voltage as the battery or cell.

Question 5

What happens when one bulb burns out in a circuit made up of six bulbs connected in series with one another?

Answer 5

All the other bulbs would stop lighting up because the electrons cant flow through the bulb that burnt out.

Question 6

Why are series circuits with more than three loads not very common?

Answer 6

they are not very common because the light bulbs get dimmer, the more you add.

Question 7

What is current electricity?

Answer 7

steady flow of electrons

Question 8

What is current?

Answer 8

Is the measure of the rate at which the electron flow in a circuit

Question 9

What is voltage?

Answer 9

Amount of energy the electrons are carrying as the flow between two points

Question 10

What is resistance?

Answer 10

the ability of a material to oppose the flow of electrons through it - restricting the flow of electrons

Question 11

What batteries or cells

Answer 11

sources that store chemical energy and transfer it to electrical energy when a circuit is connected

Question 12

What is a parallel circuit?

Answer 12

Parallel connections provide multiple/two pathways for electrons to travel

Question 13

What is a series circuit?

Answer 13

Series connections provide only a single pathway for electrons to travel.