Electrical Circuits

Question 1

emf

Answer 1

The amount of energy per unit charge provided by the cell.

Question 2

Symbol for voltage/emf/potential difference

Answer 2

V

Question 3

Symbol for work/energy transferred

Answer 3

W

Question 4

Symbol for charge

Answer 4

Q

Question 5

Symbol for current

Answer 5

I

Question 6

Unit for work/energy transferred

Answer 6

Joule

Question 7

Unit for voltage/emf/potential difference

Answer 7

Volt

Question 8

Unit for charge

Answer 8

Coulomb

Question 9

Unit for current

Answer 9

Ampere

Question 10

Symbol for Joule

Answer 10

J

Question 11

Symbol for Volt

Answer 11

V

Question 12

Symbol for Coulomb

Answer 12

C

Question 13

Symbol for Ampere

Answer 13

A

Question 14

resistors connected in series

Answer 14

current has only one pathway to move through the resistors

Question 15

resistors connected in parallel

Answer 15

current has multiple pathways to move through the resistors

Question 16

current

Answer 16

The rate at which charge moves past a fixed point in a circuit.

Question 17

potential difference

Answer 17

The difference in electrical potential between two points

Question 18

resistance

Answer 18

Anything that slows down the flow of charge in a circuit.

Question 19

When resistors are connected in series, current is ….

Answer 19

the same at every point in the circuit

Question 20

When resistors are connected in series, voltage is …

Answer 20

divided across the resistors.

Question 21

When resistors are connected in series, the resistance to the flow of current…

Answer 21

increases