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Electricity Definitions
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Electricity:
Electrons:
Short Circuit:
Current:
Battery:
Voltage:
Electricity Definitions
Continuity:
Resistance:
Amperage:
Wattage:
Polarity:
Symbol Library
Keep a list of each component/pic/and symbol below
9V Battery
Complete Experiment #1: The Light Bulb
How does the circuit work?:
Parts:
What happened when you reduced the resistance in the circuit?
This circuit could be used for
What parts can be removed
and the circuit still work?
Multimeter
Measure the value of the following in the correct units of measurement. Identify
The “Test Result”, “Test”, and “meter setting”
Test Result
Test
Meter Setting
9V battery1K resistor3.3K resistor10K resistorVariable 50Kthree different positions
1.
2.
3.
Test the following and record what happened
Wire
Battery strap
LED
Switch
Define
Ohm’s Law:
Draw a sample resistor and how the color bands represent values.
In Experiment #2, when resistance goes up the brightness goes ________. When
the resistance goes down the brightness goes_______________.
Resistors in Series
Define Series Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in series(use R1):
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #3
Resistors in Parallel
Define parallel Resistors:
Formula for calculating resistance in parallel:
Write out the math used to calculate the resistance of Experiment #4
Capacitors
Define:
Capacitors:
A/C:
D/C:
Capacitance is measured in ______________.
Formula for calculating capacitance in series(use C1):
Formula for calculating capacitance in parallel: