Physics - Electricity

Cards (43)

  • Electric Field
    The field around charged particles that exerts a non-contact force on other charged particles.
  • Non-Contact Force
    A force that one object can apply to another object without touching it
  • Line of Force
    The path that a positive charge would follow due to the electric field
  • Cell
    Pushes electrons around a complete circuit
  • Battery
    Two or more cells
  • Switch
    Enable the current in a circuit to be turned on or off
  • Lamp
    Emits light when current passes through it
  • Diode
    A device that permits current to flow through it in only one direction.
  • Light-emitting Diode (LED)

    combines the properties of a diode and a lamp
  • Ammeter
    A device used to measure current in a circuit
  • Fixed Resistor
    limits the current in a circuit
  • Variable Resistor
    Allows current to be varied
  • Fuse
    A safety device with a thin metal strip that will melt if too much current passes through a circuit
  • Heater
    Designed to transfer energy from an electric current to heat the surroundings
  • Voltmeter
    A device used to measure voltage, or electrical potential energy difference
  • Series
    A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current.
  • Potential Difference
    The work done by each Coulomb of charge
  • Parallel
    A circuit in which parts are connected in separate circuits to each other to provide a single path of current.
  • Charge Equation
    =Current X Time

    =I X t
  • Unit of Charge
    Coulomb(s)

    C
  • Unit of Current
    Ampere(s)

    A
  • Unit of Potential Difference
    Volt(s)

    V
  • Potential Difference Equation
    =Current X Resistance

    =I X R
  • Unit of Resistance
    Ohm

    Ω
  • Ohm's Law
    The current through a resistor at a constant temperature is directly proportional to the Potential difference across the resistor
  • Thermistor
    A resistor that changes its resistance with a change of temperature.
  • Light Dependent Resistor
    A resistor which has high resistance in the dark, and low resistance in bright light
  • Total Resistance of a series circuit

    Sum of the resistances of every component
  • Total potential difference of a series circuit
    Sum of the potential differences of every cell
  • Current of a series circuit
    The same current passes through each component
  • Potential difference in a series circuits
    Potential difference is shared between the components
  • Total Current in a parallel circuit

    The sum of the currents through each branch
  • Total resistance of a parallel circuit

    Always less than the resistor with the least resistance
  • Alternating current
    A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction.
  • Live Wire

    The brown wire in a cable or plug.
  • Neutral Wire
    A wire that carries current away from the component; it is coated in blue plastic.
  • Step-Up Transformer
    Increases the size of an alternating potential difference
  • Step-Down Transformer
    Decreases the size of an alternating potential difference
  • Earth Wire
    The green and yellow wire in a cable or plug. It is there for safety.
  • Three-Pin Plug
    connects an appliance to the mains