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Physics Revision
| Voltage | Pushes the current around the circuit |
| Current | Flow of electricity |
| Resistance | Anything that resists or lowers current |
| National Grid | The system of power stations, cables, pylons and transformers that supply electricity to consumers |
| Adding components increases ... and lowers the ... | Resistance Current |
| Resistance graphs are... | Straight lines |
| Bulb graphs are... | Curved |
| There is a curve because... | As the bulb gets warmer the resistance increases, and the currents begging to level off |
| The line is straight because... | Voltage and current are proportional to each other, the resistance stays constant |
| Power | The rate of using energy |
| What do step up transformers do? | Increases the voltage and decreases the current to decrease the amount of heat energy wasted |
| What do step down transformers do? | They lower the voltage and increase the current to make it safe for consumers |
| To convert from kV to V you... | x1000 |
| To convert form MV to V you... | x1000000 |
| Series Circuit Rules | Voltage is shared between each component V1=V2+V3 Current is the same at each part of the circuit A1=A2=A3 |
| Parallel Circuit Rules | Voltage is the same everywhere Current is split between each branch |