Electric Circuits and Signals

A complete unbroken path through which electric charges can flow:

• electric circuit

• resistor
• semiconductor
• insulator

The difference in electric potential energy per charge between two places in a circuit:

• current
• resistance
• power
• voltage

The measurement of how difficult it is for charges to flow through an object:

• amperage
• voltage
• conductivity
• resistance

The law that states that the resistance in a circuit is equal to voltage divided by current:

• Ohm's Law
• Tesla's Law
• Einstein's Law
• Newton's Law

An electric circuit in which all parts are connected one after another along one path:

• resistor circuit
• series circuit
• closed circuit
• parallel circuit

An electric circuit in which different parts of the circuit are on separate branches:

• Circular circuit
• Parallel circuit
• Serial circuit
• Linear circuit

A pulse of energy that travels through an electric circuit when it is closed:

• Electricity wave
• Power surge
• Magnetic field
• Wave Pulse

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Information that is sent as a pattern in a controlled flow of current through a circuit:

• electromagnetic signal

• digital signal

• electronic signal

• data signal

Information that is sent as a pattern of electromagnetic waves, such as visible light, microwaves, and radio waves:

• ultraviolet waves
• digital signal

• analog signal

• electromagnetic signal

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A signal that allows for a record of numerical values of an action at a set of continuous time intervals:

• Digital Signal

• Analog Signal

• Electromagnetic Signal

• Electronic Signal

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