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unit 7 physics
Question | Answer |
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What is the principle reservoir for excess electric charge? | the earth |
Regarding the movement of an electric charge from one atom to another atom: | Usually outer-shell electrons move |
Electric energy can be converted into: | Thermal energy by a lamp |
Electrostatics concerns | concerns resting electric charges |
Coulombs law states that electrostatic force is: | inversely proportional to the square of the distance between charges |
Which of the following is a method of electrification? | induction |
Static electricity can do what | can make one's hair stand on end |
The unit of electrostatic charge is the | Coulomb |
The principle electrostatic law states that | an electron will repel an electron |
Objects become electrified because of | the transfer of electrons |
The phenomenon of lightning occurs when | one cloud is positively electrified and an adjacent one is negatively electrified |
Which of the following would be included as one of the four basic electrostatic laws? | Electric charge concentration |
An electrostatic force is created when a/an | proton approaches a proton |
A radiographic tube is operated at 500 mA. How many electrons per second is this? | 3.2 x 10^18 |
The unit of electrostatic force is the | newton |
Which of the following are not affected by electrostatically charged matter? | x-rays |
How many electrons are contained in 0.5 µC? | 3.2 x 10^12 |
When a copper conductor becomes electrified: | A kink in the wire will have higher surface electrification &&& Negative charges concentrate on the surface and positive charges are ditributed without |
The unit of electric potential is the | Volt |
Two positive 0.5 C charges are positioned 1.0 m apart. The force acting betwenn them is: | Repulsive |
Which of the following is the best electric static insulator? | Water |
The ratio of the electic potentional across a circuit element to the current flowing through that element is called | Resistance |
The electrical resistance of wire increases as the diameter of the | wire decreases |
When an electric current flows through a wire with resistance(R) energy is | Generated as heat |
When lelectrons move in a copper wire | Resistance to the electron flow exits |
The number of volts required to cause a current of 40 A in a current having a resistance of 5 Ω is | 200 V |
the unit of electric potential is the | Volt |
Ohms law states that | The electric potentional is the product of current and resistance |
The flow of 1 C/s in a conductor is equal to | 1 A |
in a series circuit | The total resistance is the sum of the individual resistances |
In electrodynamics, which of the following is correct expression? | V = IR |
Which of the following is normally measured in volts? | Electric potential |
Milliampere seconds (mAs) is a unit of | Electric current |
Electric insulators: | Inhibit movement of electric charge |
1 A is equal to | 1 C/s |
Battery symbol | c |
capacitor symbol | d |
resistor symbol | b |
Switch symbol | e |
transformer symbol | a |
Allows electrons to flow in only one direction | a(know symbol) |
Increases or decreases voltage | e(know symbol) |
Inhibits the flow of electrons | d(know symbol) |
measures electric current | c(know symbol) |
Momentarily stores electric charge | b(know symbol) |
Which of the following is a physical property that we cannot sense? | magnetism |
An example of a magnetic domain is: | A nucleus |
If a bar magnet were suspended in space and another bar of nonmagnetic material were brought close to it, what would happen? | Nothing |
If two bar magnets suspended in space were brought together, what would happen? | They would rotate and attract |
A lodestone is an example of: | A natural magnetic |
Which of the following would likely be classified as ferromagnetic material? | Iron |
If two magnets are brought together, north to north poles will______ whereas north to south poles will______> | repel; attract |
Most magnets | are affected by another magnetic field |
Most magnetic materials are | Still magnetic whem broken |
A navigational compass: | Has both a north and a south pole |
Which of the following is a classification of magnetism? | Paramagnetism |
The earth's magnetic field is strongest: | at the poles |
The physical laws of magnetism: | requires that there be a soith pole for every north pole |
Which of the following can create a magnetic field? | A spinning proton |
The force between the poles of the two bar magnets | obeys the inverse square law |
When the iron is fabricated into a magnet, magnets domains | Align |
Magnetism has some properties similiar to those of electrostatics, such as | both obey the inverse square law |
magnetism: | is present in some naturally occuring ores |
When a chaged particle moves in a straight line a magnetic field is | created perpendicular to the particle motion |
Which of the following has an associated magnetic field | Hydrogen nucleus |
When iron is brought near a permanent magnet the lines of the magnetic field are | atrracted to the iron |