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Which is measured in ohms: resistance, current, circuit, voltage
Resistance
Which is measured in amps: circuit, voltage, resistance, current
Current
What does a voltmeter calculate
It calculates the voltage across the source/battery
What does a Ammeter calculate
It calculates the current in a circuit
What does a ohmmeter calculate
It calculates the resistance in a circuit
A shorter wire has ——— resistance than a longer wire: less, more, the same
Less
When you cool a substance down its resistance: gets larger, gets smaller, stays te same
Gets smaller
When the thickness of a wire increases the resistance of a wire: increases, decreases, stays the same
Decreases
When the resistance in a circuit decreases the current: increases, decreases, is unchanged
Increases
If you increase the voltage of the source, and the resistance stays the same, what happens to the current: increases, decreases, stays the same
Increases
If the source in a parallel circuit has a voltage of 1.5V and there are 3 bulbs what is the voltage across each lightbulb
The voltage would be 1.5 because each path in a parallel circuit gets the full voltage of the source.
If 3 bulbs are in a parallel circuit with a current of 2A what is the current flowing through the battery
The current would be 6 because in a parallel circuit the current of the battery is divided between the bulbs so 2x3 would be 6
If you 3 bulbs with 3V in a series circuit what would be the voltage of the battery
The voltage would be 9 because in a series circuit the voltage of the battery is evenly divided between the bulbs so 3x3 would be 9
Would the current stay the same between the lightbulbs and the battery in a series circuit
Yes they would
If a negatively charges rod makes contact with a neutral sphere what will happen
the electrons in the rod transfer to the neutral object to make the sphere negatively charged
What is alternating current electricity
A type of electrical current where the direction of the flow of electrons switches back and forth instead of having one steady flow
Why is static electricity more of a problem in the winter than in summer
Because there is less humidity in the winter and in the summer humid air picks up charge better
How is lightening formed
Negative charges gather near the base of the cloud, while positive charge builds at the top of the cloud, this allows electric fields to form between the clouds and the ground.
Niche def
The functions species serves in their ecosystem (Where they live, what they eat, what eats them, how it behaves)
Abiotic def
Non-living components of an ecosystem