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21 Cards in this Set
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The rate at which energy is changed from one form to another?
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Watt
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Multiplying voltage and current is the equation for what?
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power
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All of the current flowing into a branch point must flow out, what law?
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Kirchoffs law
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What type of circuit is your home wired on?
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parallel
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When a new branch contains a resistor is added to a parallel circuit what happens?
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decrease
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What circuit contains one path for the flow of charge?
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series
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Which circuit has a current the same at all points
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series
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This type contains more than one path?
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parallet
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What happens when you add more bulbs to a series circuit?
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decreases
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What happens if you add more resistors- what happens to the total resistance
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increase
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What type of a curcuit will shut down when there is a break in the circuit?
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series
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Material that easily allows a current to flow
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condustor
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Ohm is a unit of measurement of what?
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resistance
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Material that does not let current pass through easily
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insulators
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Math relationship between current, voltage and resistance
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Ohms law
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Device that protects a circuit from to much current
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fuse
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Which device measures current
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Multimeter, ammeter
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Circuit with a break is called
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open circuit
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The flowing of changes in an electric circuit is known as
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current
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1.5 volt is common of what object
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battery
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houses use what type of current
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AC
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