Circuit Basic
is voltage the same in series
no
which type of circuit allows electrical energy to flow
closed circuit
what are the outer rows of a breadboard marked as
+ -
what is the current for a circuit?
The flow of electrons per second
What is an equivalent circuit
electric circuit made of the basic electric elements in a simple arrangement.
When the resistance is increases, the current _______
Decreases
Which circuit is made by connecting individual devices so that they have the same voltage
Prallel circuits
What are breadboards used for
Building temporary circuits
What is the equation for ohm's law
V= I x R
what's the equation for an equivalent resistor in parallel
1/Req=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3
What type of circuit splits the voltage
series
what kind of circuit connects the positive to a negative directly
A short circuit
What does the resistor do to a light in a breadboard
it dims it
a bulb in a circuit has a resistance of 5 ohm and the circuit has 7V battery. how many Amps running through the circuit
1.4 A
The path between 2 points along which an electrical current can be carried is called
circuit
why does voltage stay the same across objects in parallel
because there are multiple pathways
What are the holes in a breadboard that give power to the entire breadboard called
buses
What size resistor would produce a current flow of 5 amps with a battery voltage of 15
3 ohms
what is the theoretical circuit that retains all of the electrical characteristics of a given circuit
equivalent circuit
Adding more paths to a parallel circuit increases, decreases brightness of light bulb or stays to the same
same
How do you draw a circuit in series?
Battery, wire, resistor, resistor, resistor, battery...
True or false. Breadboards allow for prototyping an electrical circuit without the need to solder the components.
True
If the resistance increase, what happens to the current
decreases
How do you write an equation for a circuit with the same current but different voltage
R1+R2+R3