Principles of Technology

Electrical Force (1:3)

Vocabulary (pages 71-76)

 

Voltage source

 

Conductor

 

Control element

 

Electrical load

 

Diagram a general electrical circuit

 

 

 

Alternating current and Direct current

 

Battery

 

How does a dry-cell battery work?

 

How does a wet-cell battery work?

 

How is a battery recharged?

 

Electrode (cathode and anode)

 

How are batteries hooked in series (so they work)?

 

What will happen if they are connected the wrong way?

 

Frequency and Hertz

 

Describe an atom

 

Voltmeter

 

Describe the 3 ways of producing a voltage difference

 

 

What happens if there is no voltage difference?

 

Diagram a simple "series" circuit with 2 loads Diagram a simple "parallel" circuit with 2 loads

 

 

 


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