Review - IB Physics SL Circuits

The rate at which charges move past a particular point in a circuit.

The simultaneous transfer of repulsive force between charges throughout a circuit.

A measure of how difficult it is for current to flow through a material.

A resistor where resistance decreases as temperature increases.

A resistor where resistance decreases as light brightness increases.

A material's structural resistance to electron flow.

It is directly proportional to length and inversely proportional to cross-sectional area.

Flows from the positive terminal to the negative terminal.

Moves from the negative terminal to the positive terminal.

A linear relationship where voltage and current are directly proportional.

The rate at which energy is delivered or consumed by a circuit element.

A unit of energy equal to $3.6 \times 10^6\text{ J}$.

The sum of the individual voltage drops equals the source voltage.

The potential difference is the same across each branch.

The total resistance is always smaller than the smallest individual resistor.

The total current entering a junction equals the sum of the currents in the branches.

A series circuit that allows the input voltage to be split between two resistors.

A cell that can be recharged by forcing charges back to their original position.

Resistance within a cell that causes the terminal voltage to drop when current flows.

Has zero resistance to avoid affecting the circuit's current.

Has infinite resistance to minimize current draw from the circuit.

The average velocity attained by charged particles in a material due to an electric field.

A circuit containing both series and parallel pathways.

The negative metal electrode where electrons flow from.

The actual voltage delivered to the external circuit ($V_T = \epsilon - Ir$).

To indicate the resistance value and tolerance of a fixed resistor.