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Solar Vocab
14 cards·by taniedreamer
VOLTAGE
DRIVING FORCE THAT PUSHES ELECTRIC CHARGES TO CREATE CURRENT
CURRENT
ORGANIZED FLOW OF ELECTRIC CHARGES THROUGH A CURRENT
CURRENT
ORGANIZED FLOW OF ELECTRIC CHARGES THROUGH A CURRENT
GEAR RATIO
RATIO OF THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF THE POWER GEAR TO THAT OF THE DRIVEN GEAR
MOTOR
CONVERTS ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO MECHANICAL ENERGY AND IMPARTS MOTION
AERODYNAMICS
BRANCH OOF MECHANICS THAT DEALS WITH THE MOTION OF GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE BODIES FLOW
GEARS
TOOTHED MACHINE PART THAT MESHES WITH ANOTHER TO TRANSMIT MOTION OR TO CHANGE SPEED OR
DIRECTION
FRICTION
FORCES RESISTING THE RELATIVE MOTION OF SOLID
ACCELERATION
THE RATE AT WHICH YOUR SPEED INCREASES
SOLAR CELLS
SOLID STATE OF ELECTRICAL DEVICE THAT CONVERTS THE ENERGY OF LIGHT DIRECTLY INTO ELECTRICITY
POWER
THE WORK DONE BY AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT
CURRENT
ORGANIZED FLOW OF ELECTRIC CHARGES THROUGH A CONDUCTOR
VOLTAGE
DRIVING FORCE THAT PUSHES ELECTRIC CHARGES TO CREATE CURRENT
TRANSMISSION
TWO OR MORE GEARS WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM