Physics - identification (Midterms) Flashcards

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1
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V = IR

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Ohmm’s law

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2
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The ability of any material to limit the amount of current passing through

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Resistance

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3
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2 in resistor color code

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Red

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4
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20% tolerance value

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No color

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5
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The amount of charge passing through a point per unit time

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Current

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6
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The rate at which electrical energy is changed from one form to another

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Electric power

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7
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This is when the current is the same through each resistor

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Resistors in series

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8
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The unit of resistance

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ohmm

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9
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The electric potential difference

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Voltage

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10
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The unit of current

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Ampere

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11
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A german physicist developed 2 laws that deals with the conservation of charge and energy

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Gustav

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12
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x0.1 multiplier

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Gold

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13
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Unit for making temporary circuits

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Breadboard

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14
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instrument for measuring electric current

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Ammeter

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15
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Unit of voltage

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Volt

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16
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Law of conservation of energy

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Kirchoff’s second law

17
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A simple closed path in a circuit in which no circuit element or node is encountered more than once

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Loop

18
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This is a junction, connection or terminal within the circuit

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Node

19
Q

This is where electric lines leave

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Positive charge

20
Q

A closed conducting path in which an electrical current flows

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Circuit

21
Q

Number three in resistor color code

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Orange

22
Q

The law of conservation of charge

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Kirchoff’s first law

23
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This is when the voltage drop in every loop is the same

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Resistors in parallel

24
Q

This is the instrument for measuring resistance

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Ohmmeter

25
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This is where electric field lines enter

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Negative charge