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28 Cards in this Set
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A working circuit must have a ... loop of current flow through a load.
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CLOSED
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All circuits contain ...
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Voltage, Current and Resistance
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A circuit with a break in it is called a/an...
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Open Circuit
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Open Circuits are ...
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Non-working circuits
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A circuit without enough resistance is called a ..
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Short Circuit .. short circuits are bad.
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Individual electrical circuits normally combine one or more resistances or load devices. What are the three basic types of circuits...
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Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit Series-Parallel Circuit |
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Simplest circuit, connected in a line along the same conductor is a .....
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Series Circuit
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All devices are connected with only one path to ground for current flow .....
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Series Circuit
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Resistance of each device can be different, the same amount of current will flow through each one.
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Series Circuit
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Voltage across each will be different
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Series Circuit
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In a series circiut if the path is broken...
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An opening in the circiut will disable the entire circuit. No current flows and no part of the circuit works. Ex... Christmas tree lights
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All components are connected end to end.
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Series Circuit
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Single path for electrons to flow - all components share the same current
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Series Circuit
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In a series circuit, total resistance of circuit is equal to ...
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the sum of individual resistances
RT = R1+R2+R3 |
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In a series circuit, total voltage in the circuit is equal to ....
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the sum of individual voltage
VT = V1+V2+V3 |
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Multimeters measure ....
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current in series
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Current through each circuit elements is the same and equal to ....
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the total circuit current.
IT = I1 = I2 = I3 |
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Circuit has multiple paths or branches to roun (one or more paths for current flow)
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Parallel Circuit
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The same voltage is applied across each branch
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Parallel Circuit
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Current flow between each branch can be different.
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Parallel Circuit
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Resistance of each branch can be different.
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Parallel Circuit
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Parallel Circuit in all components are connected in ...
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Parallel
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In Parallel Circuits all components share the same
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Voltage
VT = V1 = V2 = V3 |
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In a parallel circuit total resistance of the circuit is
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less than any individual differences.
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Ina a parallel circuit, total current in circuit is ...
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equal to the sum of individual branch currents.
It = I1 + I2 + I3 |
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In a parallel circuit, total resistance is the
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inverse of the sum of the reciprocals of each individual resistance
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Electrons flow alternately in opposite directions.
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Alternating Current (AC)
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Electrical Current, identified as 60 Hz current (60 impulses per second)(120 Crests per second)
Each oscillation in electron direction occurs sinusoidally with each requiring 1/60s |
Alternating Current (AC)
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