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BC Science 9 Ch8/9
BC Science 9 Chapter 8/9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electrochemical cells connected together | Battery |
| Convert chemical energy into electrical energy stored in charges | Electrochemical cells |
| End points of a battery | Terminals |
| Energy a moving object has | Kinetic energy |
| Ability to do work | Energy |
| Energy stored in an object | Potential energy |
| Energy stored in a battery | Electric potential energy |
| Amount of electric potential energy per coulomb of charge | Potential difference |
| Potential difference | Voltage |
| Unit of potential difference | Volt |
| Terminals on a battery | Electrodes |
| A fluid that conducts electricity | Electrolyte |
| Pathway that allows electrons to flow | Electric circuit |
| A device that transforms electrical energy into other forms of energy | electric load |
| A wire through which electrons flow | Conductor |
| A continuous flow of charge in a complete circuit | Current electricity |
| Amount of charge flowing in a conductor every second | Electric current |
| Unit of electric current | Ampere |
| A device used to measure electric current | Ammeter |
| Property that slows down the flow of electrons | Resistance |
| The ratio of voltage to current | Electrical resistance |
| Unit of electrical resistance | Ohm |
| Mathematical relationship comparing V, I and R | Ohm's Law |
| V/I | R |
| IR | V |
| A component with a specific resistance | Resistor |
| A device that measures resistance | Ohmmeter |
| Circuit with only one path | Series |
| Circuit with many paths | Parallel |
| Rate of change in energy | Power |
| Unit for measuring energy | Joule |
| One joule of energy transformed in one second | Watt |
| Rate of change in electrical energy | Electrical power |
| VI | P |
| Energy an electrical device consumes per second | Power rating |
| Pt | E |