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Question | Answer |
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this stores energy | electric field |
a force field that surrounds an electric charge or group of charges | electric field |
an electric field has both magnitude and | direction |
the concept of electrical potential energy per charge that has a special same | electric potential |
the SI unit of measurement for electrical potential | volt |
the name for electric potential measured in volts | voltage |
electrical energy can be stored in a common divce called | capacitor |
the energy a charge has due to its location is an electric filed | electrical potential energy |
this happens when there is a difference between the conductors which prevents charge flow | Potential Difference |
the flow of electric charge | electric current |
the symbol that electric current is measured in | amperes |
what net charge does a current-carrying a wire have | zero |
something that provides a potential difference | voltage source |
batteries and generators that supply energy that allows charges to move steadily are examples of | Voltage sources |
the resistance of a material to a flow of electric current to it | electric resistance |
what source electric resistance in measured in | ohms |
when the resistance if some materials becomes zero at very low temperatures | superconductivity |
this is the relationship among current, voltage, and resistance | ohms law |
what law states that current in a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage impressed across the circuit, and is inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit | ohms law |
the damaging effect when current goes through the body | electric shock |
this flow of charge always flows in the same direction | direct current |
this current repeatedly reverses direction | alternating current |
with this device you can operate a battery-run device on AC instead of batteries | AC-DC converter |
a tiny electric device that acts as a one-way valve to allow electron flow in only one direction | diode |
the rate at which electrical energy is converted into another form such as mechanical energy, heat, or light | electric power |
a complete path of which charge can flow | circuit |
for a continues flow of electrons, there must be a complete circuit with no ___what? | gaps |
the devices in a circuit form a single pathway for electron flow between the terminals the battery | in series |
the devices in a circuit form branches, each is of which the separate path for the flow of electrons | in parallel |
where devices are arranged so that charge flows through each in turn | series circuit |
if a device fails in this type of circuit, current in the whole circuit ceases and none of the devices will work | in series |
a diagram that describes an electric current | schematic |
these are used to prevent overloading in circuits | circuit breakers |