Unit 3.1

Question 1

what is current and what is it measured in?

Answer 1

Current is the rate of flow of electrons and it is measured in Amps (A).

Question 2

What is voltage and what is it measured in?

Answer 2

Volatge is the energy given to electrons and it is measured in Volts (V).

Question 3

What are the charactaristics of a series circuit?

Answer 3

• It is just one loop.
• When one bulb goes out they all go out.
• Current is the same everywhere in the circuit.

Question 4

What are the charactaristics of a parallel circuit?

Answer 4

• The current splits out at branches.
• When one bulb goes out the rest stay on.

Question 5

What is resistance?

Answer 5

The opposite of current.

Question 6

What is power?

Answer 6

How fast energy is transferred