| VOCAB |
DEFINITIONS |
| DIRECT CURRENT (DC) | current flowing in one direction |
| THE SIMPLEST ELECTRIC CURRENT HAS 3 COMPONENTS | battery, conductor, load or resistance |
| VOLTMETER | is parallel in the circuit |
| voltmeter | measures the (volts) potential difference between any two points in a circuit |
| AMMETER | measures amps (current) and is connected in series in the circuit |
| OHM'S LAW | V = I x R |
| SERIES CIRCUIT | defined as an electric circuit whose components parts are arranged end-to-end so that the current passed consecutively thru each part |
| PARALLEL CIRCUIT | the component parts are connected as branches of the main circuit so that the current is divided among them |
| POWER P = IV | the electric energy expended per second |
| WATT | the unit of power |
| POWER LOSS | I squared R |
