Electricity & Magnetism terms

unit of measurement for electric current

• Ampere (amp) 

• Volt

• Current

• Ohm

unit of measure for the difference of potential that would drive one ampere of current against one ohm resistance

(a)  

• Volt
• Ampere (amp) 
• Current
• Ohm

The flow of electrons through a conductor

• Ampere (amp) 

• Volt

• Current

• Ohm

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unit of electrical resistance

(a)  

• Ohm
• Ampere (amp) 
• Volt
• Current

potential difference between positively-charged and negatively charged terminals of a battery, or between any two given points in a circuit; measured in volts; V=IR

• Schematic

• Ohm’s law 

• Resistance

• Voltage

measure of how much a material opposes the flow of electric current; measured in ohms; R=V/I

(a)  

• Resistance
• Schematic
• Ohm’s law 
• Voltage

an equation that describes the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in an electrical circuit; I=V/R

• Schematic

• Ohm’s law 

• Resistance

• Voltage

a diagram of an electrical circuit

(a)  

• Schematic
• Ohm’s law 
• Resistance
• Voltage

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A closed conducting circle or loop through which current can flow

• Series circuit 

• Insulator

• Circuit

• Parallel circuit 

an electrical circuit in which electric current has multiple paths through which it can flow

(a)  

• Parallel circuit 
• Series circuit 
• Insulator
• Circuit