Resistance slows down the current, current is how quickly the electrons move.
Voltage means: how much energy electrons are carrying.
Electrons carry the energy around. If your electrons are not moving there is no energy.
PARTS OF CIRCUIT:
Wire : it transfers the electrons. The wire connects the components on a circuit so they can pass on electricity.
Battery: it produces the electricity/energy source.
Switch: a switch turns on and off.
Fuse: if there is too much energy going through a circuit the fuse breaks. A fuse stops the flow of electrons if it is going too fast.
Resister: slows down the flow of electrons.
A series circuit is one path (all of the components are in a single loop) and a parallel circuit has many paths.
- In a parallel circuit the current is split and the opposite with series circuit.
Resistance is about pushing back. A higher resistance the current is slower . A lower resistance the current is faster.
Current (I) is measured in AMPS
Voltage (V) is measured in volts
Resistence (R) is measured in ohms.
So when we add resistance into a circuit the current slows down eg. if we have a light bulb and we make the resistance lower the light bulb will be brighter because the current is faster so less resistance makes current go faster.
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