Electricity Yr7

Question 1

What is a Ammeter

Answer 1

device for measuring a current

Question 2

What is a voltmeter

Answer 2

Device for measuring potential difference

Question 3

What does a light bulb look like in a circuit

Answer 3

circle with a cross in the middle and a line either side

Question 4

What does a switch look like in a circuit

Answer 4

A line with a open flap

Question 5

Define current

Answer 5

The rate of flow of charge

Question 6

Voltage

Answer 6

Another word for potential difference

Question 7

Electrons

Answer 7

Charge carriers in wires

Question 8

What is a complete circuit

Answer 8

There is a complete, unbroken path from one end of the cell/battery to another

Question 9

How do you measure a current in a circuit

Answer 9

Place Ammeter in a circuit

Question 10

How to measure potential difference in a circuit

Answer 10

place voltmeter parallel to components

Question 11

Conductor

Answer 11

Material that an electric current can flow through

Question 12

Define insulator

Answer 12

Material that an electrical current can not flow through

Question 13

What Is A Electric Shock

Answer 13

When you touch a live wire