Conceptual Physics Circuits Flashcards

Terms relating to series and parallel circuits

614804232	closed circuit	A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates.
614804233	open circuit	An incomplete circuit through which electricity will not flow due to a break in the pathway of electrons.
614804234	series circuit	Resistors and connected so that the current follows a single pathway between the terminals of the battery.
614804235	parallel circuit	Resistors in the circuit form branches each of which is a separate pathway for the current between terminals of the battery.
614804236	schematic diagram.	A diagram which shows an electrical circuit and devices are represented by symbols.
614804237	resistor symbol	The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents a resistor.
614804238	battery symbol	The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents a battery.
614804239	switch symbol	The universal symbol in a circuit diagram that represents an on/off switch.
614804240	resistor series equation	The equation used to find the total resistance of resistors in series.
614804241	resistor parallel equation	The equation used to find the total resistance of resistors in parallel.
616943321	ampere	The unit for current.
616943322	Ohm	The unit for resistance.
616943323	Voltmeter	A meter connected in parallel to a circuit to measure the voltage of a resistor or battery.
616943324	Ammeter	A meter connected in series to a circuit to measure the current at that point in the circuit.
616943325	light bulb symbol	The symbol used in a circuit diagram to show a light bulb.