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Electric currents
electric circuits
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what generates power | electric wires |
| what is a current | it is when a appliance is turned on and the electrons flow through it |
| what is voltage | is when the higher the the number of volts the more energy will supply that is needed to drive the electrons around the circuit |
| what is the quantity, unit and symbol for current | amperes (amps) and the symbols is A |
| what is the quantity, unit and symbol for viltage? | volts and the symbol is V |
| what is the quamtity, unit and symbol for resistance? | ohms |
| what generates power | electric wires |
| what is a current | it is when a appliance is turned on and the electrons flow through it |
| what is voltage | is when the higher the the number of volts the more energy will supply that is needed to drive the electrons around the circuit |
| what is the quantity, unit and symbol for current | amperes (amps) and the symbols is A |
| what is the quantity, unit and symbol for viltage? | volts and the symbol is V |
| what is the quamtity, unit and symbol for resistance? | ohms the greek letter omega |
| what is a sreies circuit? | that components are connected by ONE pathway or one wire |
| what is a parallel | are components connected by more than one pathway or wires |
| what is a Ammeter? | measures the current flowing through a circuit |
| what is a voltmeter | measures volts and pushes the the circuit around |
| what is the symbol for voltage | V |
| what is the symbol for amperes | A |
| what are wots | power is measured in wots or 1000 wots = 1kw |
| what is coal used for | coal is our main source of power |