Electricity Key Words

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7 Science Flashcards on Electricity Key Words, created by Aafreen Butt on 14/04/2017.
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Circuit A complete and closed path which the current flows around
Circuit Components The things that go in the circuit They are all connected together
Energy Power derived from physical or chemical resources used to fuel something
Circuit Symbols A pictogram used to represent various electronic devices in a schematic diagram of a circuit
Electric Current A flow of electric charge thats carried by moving electrons in a wire
Cell A device containing electrodes used for generating current
Battery A container consisting of one or more cells and also used as a source of power
Series Circuit A circuit in which resistors are arranged in a chain so the current has one path to take
Parallel Circuit It has two or more paths for a current to flow through Voltage is the same
Conductor A material or device that conducts or transmits heat or electricity
Charge To store electrical energy in a battery or battery operated device
Spark A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire or ignition as gas turns on
Atom The smallest part of a chemical element that can exist
Electron A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity found in all atoms
Ampere A unit of electric current equal to a flow of one coulomb per second
Ammeter An instrument for measuring electric current in amperes
Reading (of measuring instrument) The reading is the unit or number of voltage or resistance that comes off of the ammeter or other measuring device
Scale Scales are devices to measure weight or calculate mass
Independant Variable A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another
Dependant Variable A variable whose variation depends on that of another
Control Variable The one element that does not change throughout an experiment
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