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Measuring current and potential difference

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How do you measure electric current

Back (Answer)

using an ammeter

#2
Front (Question)

What is electric current measured in?

Back (Answer)

amps or A or amperes

#3
Front (Question)

where in the circuit is the ammeter placed?

Back (Answer)

in between the batteries and the bulb

#4
Front (Question)

How do you measure potential difference?

Back (Answer)

by a voltmeter

#5
Front (Question)

What is potential difference measured in?

Back (Answer)

Volts or V

#6
Front (Question)

Where do you put the voltmeter?

Back (Answer)

across something in a circuit like across a bulb

#7
Front (Question)

What do potential difference ratings tell you in a battery?

Back (Answer)

the potential difference it will supply

#8
Front (Question)

What does a bulb’s rating tell you?

Back (Answer)

The maximum potential difference that you can safely put across it