Electricity and Soldiers

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Current explained

Current in a series circuit

Current in a parallel circuit

Voltage explained
Voltage in a series circuit Voltage in a parallel circuit

Resistance explained
Different resistances in series

Different resistances in parallel

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Explained

Electrons move round the circuit When electrons move it is called electric current

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Current Explained

In these animations soldiers will represent the moving electrons

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Current in a Series Circuit

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Current in a Series Circuit

The current in a series circuit is the same all the way round

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Current in a Parallel Circuit

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Current in a Parallel Circuit

The current in a parallel circuit splits up at a junction

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Voltage Explained

The difference between the The soldier picks up The soldier uses the The soldier must use all and number of mars bars before energy (mars bars) at energy to get past the his energy in the circuit after the component is called the the battery component potential difference

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Voltage Explained

The difference between the volts Electrons pick up All the volts of energy The electrons transfer carried before and after the electrical energy are transferred within energy to another form component is called the potential measured in volts at the circuit at the bulb difference the battery

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Voltage in a Series Circuit

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Voltage in a Series Circuit

The voltage in a series circuit is shared between the components

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Voltage in a Parallel Circuit

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Voltage in a Parallel Circuit

The voltage in a parallel circuit is the same across each component

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Resistance Explained

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Resistance is a ofget how More energy is measure needed to difficult a component is to get past past a bigger resistance

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Resistance in a Series Circuit

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Resistance in a Series Circuit

The component with a higher resistance will have a higher voltage

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Resistance in a Parallel Circuit

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Resistance in a Parallel Circuit

The component with a higher resistance will have a lower current

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Both components have the same voltage

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