Current & Potential Difference (Voltage)

Cards (27)

  • Which piece of equipment would you use to measure the current in a circuit?
    ammeter
  • Name the part of the circuit represented by the symbol below
    LED (light emitting diode)
  • Are the lamps connected in series or in parallel?
    parallel
  • What type of particle carries an electric current through a wire?
    electron
  • What units are used for V?
    volts
  • What part of the circuit does it represent?
    bulb
  • What part of the circuit does it represent?
    cell
  • Is the potential difference across two components connected in series always the same?
    No
  • Electric current is a flow of electric __________.
    charge
  • What units are used for the rate of flow of electric charge?
    ampere
  • Are the ammeters connected in series or in parallel?
    series
  • What is this part of the circuit represented by the diagram?
    fuse
  • The symbol below represents a __________ __________ in a circuit.
    closed switch
  • Are the resistors connected in series or in parallel?
    series
  • True or false? A current is present wherever there is a flow of electrical charge.
    true
  • What part of an electrical circuit does it represent?
    open switch
  • Should an ammeter be connected in series or in parallel?
    in series
  • What part of an electric circuit does the diagram shown below symbolise?
    diode
  • What is voltage another name for?
    potential difference
  • An LED is useful because when a current passes through it, it gives out... what?
    Light
  • What name is given to the rate of flow of electric charge?
    electrical current
  • True or false? If two components are connected in series, the current through one component will always be the same as the current through the other.
    true
  • What part of an electrical circuit does this represent?
    battery
  • In a series circuit, the current is __________ at every point around the circuit.
    equal
  • In a circuit with two identical components connected in parallel, the current which flows through its different branches will be __________.
    the same
  • What is a parallel circuit?
    A circuit with multiple paths for current to flow.
  • What is a series circuit?
    A circuit where the components are connected in a single path, allowing the flow of current through each component one after another.