Measuring electric current
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- Q 1/6Score 0Which photo shows an ammeter?29
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- Q1Which photo shows an ammeter?30s
- Q2What happens to the current in a series circuit?it decreases as it passes through components then goes back to the originalit decreases as it passes through componentsit increases as it passes through componentsit stays the same as it passes through components30s
- Q3What will happen to the current when an ammeter is placed in a series circuit?it will increaseit will decreaseit will stay the sameit is placed before the battery it will increase, if after, it will decrease30s
- Q4Which statement is true about this circuit?both the lamp and the ammeters reduce the currentthe lamp reduces the current and the ammeters increase the currentthe lamp has no effect on the currentthe ammeters have no effect on the current30s
- Q5What statement is correct about the readings on the two ammeters?both ammeters will read the same currentammeter 1 will be lower than ammeter 2ammeter 1 will be positive and ammeter 2 will be negativeammeter 1 will be higher than ammeter 230s
- Q6What statement is true about the lamps?lamp 1 will be brightest followed by lamp 2 and lamp 3 will be dimmestthey will all be equally brightlamp 3 will be brightest followed by lamp 2 and lamp 1 will be dimmestlamps 1 and 3 will be the brightest and lamp 2 will be dim30s
