Circuits

Front 1

short circuit

Back 1

wiring path that bypasses the circuit resistance creating a no-resistance path across the batteries

Front 2

why are short circuits dangerous?

Back 2

because they can damage components and/or quickly drain your batteries

Front 3

safety features in home?

Back 3

do not put things in electrical plugs, do not use electricity while in the bath

Front 4

motor

Back 4

uses electricity to create a mechanical motion

Front 5

generator

Back 5

uses a mechanical motion to create electricity

Front 6

differences between generators and motors

Back 6

they both use the opposite thing to create the opposite product (electricity -> motor, motor -> electricity)

Front 7

Tesla

Back 7

Favored AC, florescent light bulb

Front 8

Edison

Back 8

Favored DC, focused on things that could be built with DC, was a complete dick, very selfish, incandescent bulb

Front 9

three characteristics of a parallel circuit

Back 9

1. voltage is the same across each device

2. amount of current in each branch is inversely proportional to the resistance of said branch

3. as # of parallel branches increase, current through the bat-tree increases

Front 10

three characteristics of a series cicuit

Back 10

1. current has a single pathway through the circuit

2. if one circuit fails the whole thing fails and will not work

3. individual resistances in the path create total resistance for the current

Front 11

voltage amount for america

Back 11

120 v

Front 12

voltage amount for europe

Back 12

240 v