P2.3 - Currents in electrical circuits Flashcards

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When certain insulating materials are rubbed together they become…

A

…electrically charged

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2
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How do these materials become electrically charged?

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Negatively charged electrons are rubbed off one material and onto another

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3
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What charge does the material that gains electrons have?

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Negative

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4
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What charge does the material the loses electrons have?

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Positive

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5
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What happens when two electrically charged materials are brought together?

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They exert a force on each other

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6
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Two objects that carry the same types of charge…

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…repel

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7
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Two objects that carry different types of charge…

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…attract

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8
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Can electrical charges pass more easily through some substances?

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Yes, such as metals

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9
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What is electric current?

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A flow of electric charge

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10
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What is the size of the electric current?

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The rate of flow of electric charge

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11
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What is charge measured in?

A

Coulombs (C)

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12
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What is current measured in?

A

Amps (A)

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13
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What is potential difference?

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Voltage

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14
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What is the potential difference between two points in an electric circuit?

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The work done per coulomb of charge that passes between the points

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15
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What is the symbol for an open switch?

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A broken line, with the middle third at an angle, with a circle at the joins

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16
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Why are thermistors needed in circuits?

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In thermostats

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17
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What is the symbol for a cell?

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2 ‘T’ shapes facing opposite ways, one with a thicker top

18
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What is the symbol for a battery?

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2 ‘T’ shapes facing opposite ways, with thin and thick lines the opposite ways round an a dotted line in between

19
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What is the symbol for a diode?

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A circle which the wire cuts through, with a triangle in it, with a vertical line on the forward facing point

20
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What is the symbol for a resistor?

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A rectangle which the wire doesn’t cut through

21
Q

What is the symbol for a variable resistor?

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A rectangle which the wire doesn’t cut through, with an arrow over the top

22
Q

What is the symbol for a lamp?

A

A circle with a cross through it

23
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What is the symbol for a fuse?

A

A rectangle whch the wire cuts through

24
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What is the symbol for a voltmeter?

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A circle with a capital V in it

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What is the symbol for an ammeter?
A circle with a capital A in it
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What is the symbol for a thermistor?
A rectangle with a line through, and a a tail parallel to the wire
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What is the symbol for an LDR?
A resistor symbol in a circle with arrows pointing at it from the top left corner
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What is the symbol for an LED?
A diode symbol with arrows pointing away from it in the top right corner
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Why are LDRs needed in circuits?
For switching on lights when it gets dark
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What are current-potential difference graphs used to show?
How the current through a component varies with the potential difference across it
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What does the current-potential difference graph for a resistor at constant temperature look like?
Directly proportional
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What does the current-potential difference graph for a resistor at constant temperature look like?
Directly proportional
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How can the resistance of a component be found?
By measuring the current through, and potential difference across the component
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The current through a resistor is directly proportional to...
...the potential difference across the resistor
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What is resistance measured in?
Ohms
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What does the current through a component depend on>
Its resistance
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The greater the resistance...
...the smaller the current for a given potential difference across the component
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The potential difference provided by cells connected in series is the sum of...
...the potential difference of each cell
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In series circuits...
- the total resistance is the sum of the resistance of each component - there is the same current through each component - the total potential difference of the supply is shared between the components
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In parallel circuits...
- the potential difference across each component is the same | - the total current through the whole circuit is the sum of currents through the separate components