Electricity Flashcards

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1
Q

What Does a Cell Do

A

Provides Power to the circuit

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2
Q

What Does a Battery Do

A

Generates Electricity

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3
Q

What Does a Switch Do

A

Either Makes the Electricity flow or blocks it from completing the circuit.

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4
Q

What Does a Lamp Do

A

Provides A Light When Powered

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5
Q

What Does a Resistor Do

A

Limits and Regulates Current Flow

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6
Q

What Does a Ammeter Do

A

Measures Current

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7
Q

What Does a Voltmeter Do

A

Measures Volts

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8
Q

What Does a Variable Resistor Do

A

Allows The Adjustment of Current or Voltage

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9
Q

What Does a Fuse Do

A

Provides Overcurrent Protection

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10
Q

What Does a Diode Do

A

One Way Switch

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11
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What Does an L.E.D Do

A

Emits Light When Current Flows Through It

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12
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What Does an L.D.R Do

A

Detects Light Levels

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13
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What Does A Thermistor Do

A

Measure Temperature

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14
Q

What Is Current

A

Flow of Charge Per Second In a Circuit

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15
Q

What Is Voltage

A

Energy Transferred Per Unit of Charge

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16
Q

What Is Resistance

A

Ratio Of Potential Different

17
Q

As Resistance Increases Current

A

Decreases

18
Q

Voltage Across Variable Resistor Increases Voltage Across Bulb

A

Decreases

19
Q

In Series Current is…

A

The Same Across The Circuit

20
Q

In Series Voltage is…

A

Shared

21
Q

In Parallel Current is…

A

Shared

22
Q

In Parallel Voltage is…

A

The Same Across The Circuit

23
Q

Direct Current Always Flows In

A

The Same Direction

24
Q

What Does the Earth Wire do

A

Protects the user from electric shock

25
Q

What Does the Neutral Wire do

A

it is the earth between power stations

26
Q

What does the live wire do

A

Has A Max voltage of 230 Volts and is dangerous

27
Q

How does the National Grid Reduce Current

A

Sends high Voltage

28
Q

How is Static Electricity Produced

A

By Rubbing insulators together

29
Q

Like Charges

A

Repel

30
Q

Unlike Charges

A

Attract

31
Q

Electric Charges Produce

A

Electric Fields

32
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