11265058219 | Atom | The smallest particle of an element | 0 | |
11265058220 | Electricity | Electric charge | 1 | |
11265058221 | Electric Current | A flow of electric charge | 2 | |
11265058222 | Circuits | an act or instance of going or moving around | 3 | |
11265058223 | Electrical load | Any device that purposely converts electrical energy to another form. | 4 | |
11265058224 | electrical charge | a property of matter, either positive or negative | 5 | |
11265058225 | switch | a device that turns on or turns off a circuit | 6 | |
11265058226 | Capacitor | A device used to store charge in a circuit | 7 | |
11265058227 | circuit lines | Pathway to move electrical data | 8 | |
11265058228 | Diode | Allows current to flow in only one direction | 9 | |
11265058229 | Resistor | An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | 10 | |
11265058230 | Transistor | A small electronic device used in a circuit as an amplifier or switch. | 11 | |
11265058231 | Light Emitting Diode | l.e.d | 12 | |
11265058232 | adaptor | a connector for joining parts of devices | 13 | |
11265058233 | Alternating Current (AC) | A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction | 14 | |
11265058234 | Ampere | Amps | 15 | |
11265058235 | Direct Current (DC) | Electric current that flows in only one direction | 16 | |
11265058236 | Ohm | unit of resistance | 17 | |
11265058237 | Voltage | The potential difference | 18 | |
11265058238 | Conductor | A device designed to transmit electricity. | 19 | |
11265058239 | Insulator | A material in which electrons are not able to move easily | 20 | |
11265058240 | semiconductor | conducts electricity under some conditions | 21 | |
11265058241 | Gate | Receives the current to turn a switch on or off | 22 | |
11265058242 | Source | Receives the electricity from the circuits pathway | 23 | |
11265058243 | drain | Passes the current from the transistor and on through | 24 |
Circuits and Switches Flashcards
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