ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

FRAMEWORK SCIENCE - CHAPTER 7J.1 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITScircuit training, details about circuits, parallel circuits, the driving force in circuits, more modeling, useful circuits

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cell - battery
provides energy to circuit
lead or wire
allows charge to travel through it
bulb or filament lamp
converts electrical energy into heat and light energy
resistor (fixed)
resists the flow of charge
switch open
breaks the circuit and stops the electric current
switch closed
turns circuit on
power supply / lab pack
alternative batteries
ammeter
measures current
motor
converts electrical energy into movement energy
voltmeter
measures voltage
buzzer
converts electrical energy into sound energy
circuit
a wire loop containing electrical components, through which electricity can pass
components
part of an electric circuit
conductor
a material or device that conducts or transmit heat, or electricity
current
the flow of electrical charge or electricity in a circuit, measured in amps (A)