electric in parallel circuits

Question 1

series current meaning

Answer 1

an electrical circuit with a single loop

Question 2

whats the electrical current

Answer 2

the amount of charge flowing past a given point in one second

Question 3

whats the potential difference? (p.d)

Answer 3

a measure of the push an electric field gives to charges

Question 4

what does resistance mean?

Answer 4

a property of a material that prevents the flow of current

Question 5

what does ohms mean

Answer 5

it is the unit of resistance

Question 6

is current the same everywhere in the circuit?

Answer 6

yes, the current will always be the same

Question 7

what will increasing the potential difference do to the electric field and the force it causes?

Answer 7

it will increase the electric field and the force it causes

Question 8

if the resistance is increased by adding another resistor, what can the field do and what will the current do?

Answer 8

the field cannot push any harder and the current will decrease

Question 9

adding another cell will increase what 2 things?

Answer 9

it will increase the potential difference and the size of the field

Question 10

what does the voltmeter do?

Answer 10

it measures the potential difference

Question 11

the total potential difference across the components is the same as what?

Answer 11

its the same as that across the cell

Question 12

the potential difference across the resistor is determined by its what?

Answer 12

by its resistance and how hard it is to push the current through it

Question 13

what does a higher resistance require?

Answer 13

it requires a higher potential difference to push the same current through it