Electricity
Quiz by Cheryl Morton
High School
Physics (2017)
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- Q1the law of conservation of charge states that _________electric charge is not created or destroyedcharge can be created and destroyed but no transferredcharge is not created or destroyed or transferred from object to objectthe mass of all substances are equal300sEditDelete
- Q2elements that are shiny and good conductors of electricity are ______metalscolloidsmetaloidsnonmetals300sEditDelete
- Q3A ______ is a closed, conducting pathamperecurrentcircuitresistor300sEditDelete
- Q4______________ is the tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electronsconductionresistancetransistanceinduction300sEditDelete
- Q5positive charges flow from _______high-voltage areas to low-voltage areasinsulators to conductorslow-resistance areas to high - resistance areaslow-voltage areas to high-voltage areas300sEditDelete
- Q6in which type of circuit does the charge have only one loop to flow through?openuniformseriesparallel300sEditDelete
- Q7in which type of circuit are there two or more branches for charge to move through?uniformparallelopenseries300sEditDelete
- Q8what is the standard voltage difference of electrical energy entering homes in the United States?12V120V1200V220V300sEditDelete
- Q9the purpose of fuses and circuit breakers is to ______prevent breaks in the circuitdecrease the resistanceprevent circuits from overheatingallow circuits to be overloaded300sEditDelete
- Q10the rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy is called_______energy transformationelectrical powerhydroelectricitytransmission300sEditDelete
- Q11Electric Current in a circuit is measured in _______ohmsampereswattsvolts300sEditDelete
- Q12how much electrical energy is used by an appliance that draws 13A of current at a voltage difference of 200 V for 1hour?2.6 kWh15.38 W26 kWh2600W300sEditDelete
- Q13What is the current in a circuit if the voltage difference is 15V and the resistance is 15 ohms?225 amps0.0 amps0.1.0 amps30 amps300sEditDelete
- Q14Ampere is a unit of _________electric currentpotential differencepowerpotential energy300sEditDelete
- Q15a battery can be used to convert _________ to electric energychemical energyelectric currentmetal particleselectrons300sEditDelete
- Q16what will the ammeter read in a circuit where V = 24V and R = 4 Ohms4 Amps6 Amps12 Amps24 Amps300sEditDelete
- Q17in an electric circuit diagram, the direction of current flow is _________toward the resistorfrom the negative terminalfrom the positive terminalaway from the resistor300sEditDelete
- Q18the rate at which energy is charges is ___________currentpowerresistancepotential difference300sEditDelete
- Q19what unit is used by electric companies to measure energy sold?kilowatt-hoursamperesjoulesohms300sEditDelete
- Q20if a 9.0 V battery is connected to a circuit with 0.55 Amps of current, what is the resistance?5.0 Ohms45 Ohms6.1 Ohms16 Ohms300sEditDelete