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Electricity - Coggle Diagram
Electricity
Electrical Energy :zap:
Electricity is a form of energy that lets negatively charge particles (electrons) move from one atom to another.
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Components of a circuit
Power Sources
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Cell: Supplies electrical energy to the rest of the circuit. Cells have a positive terminal and a negative terminal.
Load Devices
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Resistor: A load device that opposes the flow of the electric current. Converts electrical energy to heat energy
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Control Devices
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Two-way switch: Two-way switch have two positions. When we press them, they change from one position to the other
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Open circuits, closed circuits and short circuits
A circuit is closed when the energy of the power source reaches the load devices, so the electric current flows
A circuit is open when the energy of the power source cannot reach the load devices, so the electric current cannot flow.
A short circuit occurs when the electric current is transported by the wires without passing through a load device
Series circuits: In these circuits, all the components are connected one after the other. This way, all the current flows through all the load devices. There is only one possible path for the electric current to flow through.
Series-Parallel combination circuits: These circuits contains devices connected in series and in parallel
Parallel circuits: In these circuits, the load devices are connected on different branches of the wire. There are several possible paths for the electric current to flow through
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Electric circuits :bulb:
An electric circuit is a series of interconnected components that an electric current flows through to produce an effect.
Components
Power Sources: Components that supply the necessary electrical energy to the rest of the circuit in order to move the electrons. The generators of direct current in a circuit are cells and batteries
Load devices: components that receive the electrical energy from the power sources and convert it to other types of useful energy. Examples of load devices in circuits are: motors, lamps, buzzers and resistors.
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Control devices: devices that regulate the circuit; in other words, they allow or prevent the flow of electric current through the circuit. The main types of control devices are one-way switches, push switches and two-way switches.
Conductors: Components that transport the electrical energy from the power sources to the load devices; in words, the electric current flows through this components. The conductive components of a circuit are the wires.
