ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. Built around real course units and objectives!

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.
Built around real course units and objectives!
DC motor - Answer: an electric motor that runs on direct current (DC) electricity.


LED - Answer: An electronic device that conducts current in one direction only and
illuminates when it is conducting.


Transistor - Answer: A small electronic device used in a circuit as an amplifier or switch.


Capacitor - Answer: An electrical component that can store and release electrical energy
(voltage) in a circuit for periods of time.


Long leg = anode - Answer: How you do tell the positive end on an L.E.D.?


Diode - Answer: A device that permits current to flow through it in only one direction.


Push Button Switch - Answer: A switch that can be opened or closed by pressing buttons on
the switch.


Piezo - Answer: An electrical component that can be used to detect vibrations and create
noises.


Potentiometer - Answer: A switch that can provide variable motion control. It can vary the
resistance within the switch, which affects both the current and voltage flowing out of the
switch.


Resistor - Answer: Component used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit.


Ohms - Answer: Resistors are measured in what units?

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