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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Open circuit | no current flows in this circuit |
| Dry cell | individual batteries |
| Fuse | a small piece of wire that melts |
| Resistance | tendency of a material to oppose a flow of electrons |
| Circuit breaker | a piece of metal that bends |
| A path that allows only one rout or a current is called a _____ | Series circuit |
| A circuit that has 2 or more separate branches or current is a _____ | Parallel circuit |
| The statement current is equal to the voltage difference divided by the resistance is known as ____ | Ohm’s law |
| A static discharge differs from a electric current in that a static discharge _____ | Last for only a fraction of a second |
| Eclectic charge that has accumulated on an object is referred to as ____ | Static electricity |
| Resistance is measured in a unit called the___ | Ohm |
| The rate at which an electrical device converts energy from one form to another is called ___ | Electrical power |
| Which of the following is the correct relationship among power,current,and voltage | p= I (times) V |
| One source of constant electric current is a _____ | Dry cell |
| A material through which electrons do not move easily is a ___ | Insulator |
| Lightning is ____. | A very large discharge of static electricity |
| The voltage ____ as current moves through a circuit | Vary s |
| Which of the following is a devise designed to open an over loaded circuit and provent over heating | Circuit breaker |
| What is the name of instrument shown in the diagrame | Electro scope |
| Electrical weirs sometimes have a plastic coding raped around them. How does this make the wiers safer to handel | Plastic is a good insulator |
| Why is this lithium atom electrically neutral | The number of protons the number of electrons |
| Which of these devices provides safety in an electric current | circuit breaker |
| Most of the electrical energy used by a toaster is converted to _____ | Heat energy |
| Which of the following instruments would be used to measure electric energy uses | Kilowah hours A |