Electrical Circuits
Energy Sources
Electrical Circuits 2
Measuring Electricity
Random
100
What do we call the path through which electricity flows?
Electrical Circuit
100
Name one renewable energy source.
Various
100
How must all wires be drawn in circuit diagrams?
Straight Lines and right angles.
100
What unit do we use to measure Voltage?
Volts
100
Besides a plug in, give an example of an energy source
Battery
200
What is this symbol?
Wire
200
Name one non-renewable energy source.
Various
200
What is the function of a switch in a circuit?
To open or close the circuit, turning it on or off.
200
What unit do we use to measure Current?
Amperes or Amps
200
Rubber and plastic are examples of _____
Insulators
300
What is this symbol?
Lamp / Light bulb
300
What makes a resource non-renewable?
It will run out or not replenish (come back) in a humans lifetime.
300
Free points
Free points
300
What unit is used to measure resistance?
Ohms Ω
300
PLastic is an example of an _______.
Insulator
400
What is this symbol?
Resistor
400
Explain why fossil fuels are bad for the environment.
Air pollution
Released gases making atmosphere thicker
Climate change
400
What happens to the brightness of bulbs in a series circuit if you add more bulbs?
Get dimmer.
400
What part of the atom moves around the nucleus.
Electrons
400
What particle moves around a circuit to make it do work?
Electons
500
If you have two light bulbs in a series setup.
What will happen to the second light bulb if the first bulb is removed?
It will go out.
500
What is it called when: gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat, warming the planet and changing climates.
The Green house effect
500
If you have two light bulbs in a Parrallel setup.
What will happen to the second light bulb if the first bulb is removed?
It will stay lit
500
What is the formula used in OHMs law?
(any of the three Will do)
V = I * R
I = V / R
R = V / I
500
The function of a switch is to ______ and _______ a circuit.
open and close.
600
Draw a a circuit with a cell/ Battery and two light bulbs in series setup.
600
Draw a a circuit with a cell/ Battery and two light bulbs in parallel.
600
Using the formula R = V ÷ I.
Calculate the resistance in a circuit with a Voltage of 6 Volts and a current of 2 A.
(Double points if you include working and Units)
R = V ÷ I
R = 6V ÷ 2A
R = 3Ω