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Ch. 22 CURRENTELEC.
Ch. 22 Current Electricity Review
Question | Answer |
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A closed loop through which charges can flow is a(n) _______ | Electric Circuit |
The flow of positive charge | Conventional Current |
A variable resistor | Potentiometer |
A flow of charged particles | Electric Current |
The property that determines how much current will flow | Resistance |
A flow of one coulomb per second | Ampere |
A circuit diagram | Schematic |
Device that measures current | Ammeter |
Several voltaic cells connected together | Battery |
Devices designed to have specific resistance | Resistor |
Connection that is made to either side of an element in a circuit | Parallel Connection |
Connection that provides only one path for current | Series Connection |
Device that measures potential difference | Voltmeter |
A device that converts light energy to electric energy (solar cell) | Photovoltaic Cell |
Batteries, generators, and solar cells convert various forms of energy into _______ | Electric Energy |
As a charge moves through resistors in a circuit, it's _______ energy is reduced | Potential |
Electric _______ is found by multiplying voltage by current | Power |
The _______ of a device is the ratio of the voltage across it divided by the current through it | Resistance |
A _______ can store electrical energy | Capacitor |
In long distance transmission, _______ is reduced without reducing power by increasing voltage | Current |
Man for which the ampere was named... | Andre Marie Ampere |
Creator of Ohm's Law... | Georg Simon Ohm |