Electricity 2

Question 1

Electrical current

Answer 1

Steady flow of charged particles

Question 2

Current electricty

Answer 2

Charges move around a circuit

Question 3

What is required for the electrical current to flow continuously

Answer 3

Requires an energy source
Has to be a complete path or circuit for particles

Question 4

Load

Answer 4

Used to convert electrical energy into another type of energy

Question 5

Most circuits will have

Answer 5

Conductor, energy source and load

Question 7

Conductor

Answer 7

Conducts electricty through a circuit

Question 8

Cell

Answer 8

Stores electricty
Long bar is positive

Question 9

Battery

Answer 9

Combination of two or more cells

Question 10

Lamp/lightbulb

Answer 10

Converts electricty to light

Question 11

Resistir

Answer 11

Controls amount of current in a circuit

Question 12

Switch

Answer 12

Opens and closes a circuit
Allows electricty to flow

Question 13

Ammeter

Answer 13

Measures how much current in a circuit

Question 14

Voltmeter.

Answer 14

Measures voltage across the circuit

Question 15

Rheostat

Answer 15

Variable resistor

Question 16

Motor

Answer 16

Converts electricty to mechanical energy

Question 17

Fuse

Answer 17

Melts if current is to high

Question 18

Rate that an elevtrc current flow is measured in

Answer 18

Amp here’s

Answer 19

Current symbol is I
Amos symbol is A

Question 20

Galvanometer

Answer 20

• used to measure currents to small for ammeter
  (Ammeter measures big currents)

Question 21

Unit of voltage

Answer 21

Volt V

Symbol and unit are both capital V

Question 22

D C AA and AAA

Answer 22

All produce 15 volts differ in size