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Unit 8 Electricity and Magnetism HPS
Quiz by Janice Bixler
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​Assume current is flowing through lamps A, B, and C. What would happen to lamps B and C if lamp A were to suddenly go out.
Lamps B and C would both stay lit because they are on the same circuit as Lamp A.
Lamp B would also go out because it is on the same wire as Lamp A; Lamp C would stay lit.
Lamps B and C would both go out because they share the same circuit as Lamp A.
Lamp B would stay lit and Lamp C would go out because it does not share the same circuit.
Place each property into the correct group it corresponds.
Assume current is flowing through lamps A, B, and C. What would happen to lamps B and C if lamp A were to suddenly go out.
A student is modeling an electric containing three light bulbs and a battery. Which model shows a circuit where the current flowing through each bulb will be the same as the current at point X?
A constant voltage is applied across a wire by using two clip leads. What would increase the current?
A constant voltage is applied across a wire by using two clip leads. What would decrease the current?
A constant voltage is applied across a wire by using two clip leads. What would not have an effect on the current?
Find the current passing through a circuit consisting of a battery and one resistor. The resistor has a resistance of 4 ohms and the battery has a voltage of 32 volts.
A parallel circuit contains a battery with a voltage of 6 volts. The total resistance in the circuit is 24 ohms. Which claim about the current in the circuit can be supported mathematically from the relationships between voltage, current, and resistance?
Describe how the amount of voltage applied to a circuit affects current flow.
A 24-V battery is powering a light bulb with a resistance of 2.0 ohms. What is the current flowing through the bulb?
A resistor is placed in a circuit. The voltage of the circuit is changed, and the current is measured. The graph seen here shows the data that was collected. Determine the resistance of the resistor in this circuit.
Choose the advantages of the type of circuit in the diagram.
Two circuits are created using two identical light bulbs. In the circuit A, the bulbs are hooked up in series. In circuit B, the light bulbs are hooked up parallel. Each circuit is powered by a 6-volt battery.Â
Which statement(s) or observation(s) would be supported by the two circuits?
If you could only see the lights in the circuit and the wires were covered from view, how could you determine the type of circuit the lights are arranged in?
Which of the following are advantages that electromagnets have over permanent magnets?
An electric motor spins because:
Which statement below explains the behavior of a compass when placed near a working electrical wire?
What type of current is described by a current that moves in one direction from negative to positive, may be created by a battery, and it's generally NOT found in US electrical outlets?
Which configuration would produce an electric current?
Place the statements under the category to which it belongs.
Use the graph to determine which conclusions are true and which are false.
What changes could be made to an electromagnet to increase the strength of the magnetic field around the nail?