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20 Cards in this Set
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i)What is a Serise circuit?
ii)What is a Parallel circuit? |
i)A circuit with one loop.
ii)A circuit with 2 or more loops. |
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i)What is an insulator?
ii)What is a conductor? |
i)A substance which electricity cannot pass through.
ii)A substance which electricity can pass through. |
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What is an electric circuit?
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A path which electricity can flow.
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What is a complete circuit?
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A circuit with no gaps.
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What does that battery do?
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The battery pushes an electric current through the wires and bulbs.
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What do the wires do?
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The wires are used to join the battery to the bulb.
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What does the ammeter do?
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The ammeter measures the currents in amps.
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What does the switch do?
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The switch is used to stop to flow of elctricity or to turn the bulb on/off.
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In a bulb what is the electrical change?
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Electricity ----------> Light + Heat.
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What is the electric change in a battery?
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Chemical -------------> Heat + Electricity.
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What is voltage?
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Voltage provides the push to get the electrons moving.
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What is the diffrence between and anologue and a digital meter?
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one has a dial the other has digital numbers.
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What component do you measure voltage with?
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Voltmeter.
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What component do you measure current with ?
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Ammeter.
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What happens if you add more bulbs in serise?
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The overall brightness gets dimmer but the bulbs are equally as bright.
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What happens if you add more bulbs in Parallel?
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The overall brightness stays the same this is because the total current splits into branches.
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If a bulb and cell are in serise then what reason could the bulb not light?
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i)the bulb is broken.
ii)the battery is broken iii)the circuit is broken. |
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Which side of the battery symbol is+, the long or short?
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Long side.
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Which side of the battery symbol is -, the long or the short?
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Short side.
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Which side does the current flow from in a battery?
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from the + to the -.
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