Electricity Unit 2: Series Circuits Print test

Total voltage supplied by the source in a circuit.

• Wattage

• Voltage Drop

• Source Voltage

• Resistance

Adjustable resistor used to vary resistance in an electric circuit.

• Rheostat

• Resistor

• Potentiometer

• Generator

Formula used to calculate current distribution in parallel circuits.

• Resistance

• Kirchoff's Voltage Law

• Voltage Divider Formula

• Current Divider Formula

Energy consumed or produced by an electrical circuit over time.

• Voltage

• Electrical Energy

• Electrical Power

• Current

Formula used to calculate voltage drops in a series circuit.

• Kirchoff's Voltage Law

• Voltage Divider Formula

• Current Divider Formula

• Rheostat

Flow of electric charge in a circuit.

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Wattage

• Current

Components that limit current in a circuit.

• Resistance

• Ground

• Resistors

• Potentiometer

Electric potential difference between two points.

• Voltage

• Current

• Wattage

• Resistance

Circuits where components are arranged end to end.

• Closed Circuit

• Series Circuits

• Resistance

• Series-parallel Circuits

Resistors with adjustable resistance values.

• Parallel Circuit

• Circuit Breakers

• Variable Resistors

• Fixed Resistors