Electric Circuits

Question 1

Charge(I)= Current(Q) x time (s)

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Question 2

Current(Q)= Charge(I) / time(s)

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Question 3

Potential difference is the difference in the amount of energy that charge carriers have between two points in a circuit

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Question 4

Potential difference is measured in volts

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Question 5

We use a voltmeter to measure potential difference (voltage)

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Question 6

voltage= energy divided by charge

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Question 7

I= Potential difference

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Question 8

Ammeter measures the flow of a current that passes through it (always connected in series)

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Question 9

Voltmeters measure the potential difference between two points in a circuit (always connected in parallel)

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Question 10

In a series circuit multiple resistors can be put in series together

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Question 11

In a series circuit the current is the same at all points

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Question 12

In a series circuit the voltage across each component is different

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Question 13

Resistors increase the resistance in a circuit

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Question 14

resistors oppose the flow of an electric current

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Question 15

Resistance is measures in ohms

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Question 16

A battery is made by joining cells together

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Question 17

Total Battery Voltage= total potential difference across components

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Question 18

The total current in a parallel circuit is split between each branch

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Question 19

In a parallel circuit if one component breaks the rest of the circuit will still work

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Question 20

To calculate the total current in an energy source you have to have the sum of all currents in an individual branch

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