PS Study Tool 14

What is a battery?

• A device that measures electrical potential

• A device containing an electric cell or a series of electric cells storing energy

• A conductor used to carry electric current

• A component that blocks electrical flow

What is a circuit?

• A closed conducting path for current

• A device that stores electric energy

• An instrument used to measure electric charge

• A diagram representing electrical components

What does the term "electricity" refer to?

• The flow of electric charge

• The force that prevents current from flowing

• The resistance in a circuit

• A diagram used in circuit design

What is a schematic?

• A device that measures current

• A diagram representing an electric circuit using symbols

• A component that reduces voltage

• A type of electric circuit

What does an ammeter measure?

• Voltage

• Electric current

• Resistance

• Electrical potential

What is a component in an electric circuit?

• A type of battery

• An element or device in the circuit

• A diagram of the circuit

• A type of electrical charge

In a parallel circuit, current flows:

• Only in one closed path

• In multiple closed paths

• In a single direction

• Only through one component

A series circuit is characterized by:

• Multiple closed paths for current

• Current flowing only in one closed path

• High resistance to current

• A lack of components

What is voltage?

• The flow of electrons through a conductor

• A measure of work associated with moving an electric charge

• A diagram of an electric circuit

• The resistance in a circuit

What does a voltmeter measure?

• Electric current

• Voltage across a component

• The movement of electrons

• The resistance of a conductor