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Electricity!!
Electricity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the flow of electrons called | current |
| what stops if you receive an electric shock | your heart |
| what is voltage | the push of elecrons around a curcuit |
| what is amps | the measurement of a current. |
| what is the symbol for amps | A |
| what is resistance | the measurement of how difficult it is for a current to move through a wire |
| what is the unit for resistance | ohms |
| what is the symbol for resistance | the greek letter omega |
| what is a parallel circuit | components connected by more than two wire and has two or more light bulbs each globe is directly connected to the source |
| what is a series circuit | where two or more globes are connected to the same source with one pathway |
| what is good about a parallel circuit | the globes glow brighter |
| what is good about a series circuit | it uses less energy |
| what is bad about a parallel circuit | the energy runs out quicker |
| what is bad about a series circuit | it doesn't glow as bright |