3 - Elec 1 Flashcards

1
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The greeks noticed that when amber was rubbed with some other materials it became? A) B) C) D)

A

Charged

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2
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Charged amber attracted such materials as dried ______ and _______? A) B) C) D)

A

Leaves; Wood Shavings

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3
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Around the middle 1700’s, Benjamin Franklin called these two kinds of electricity _______ and _______? A) B) C) D)

A

Positive; Negative

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4
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Scientists think electricity is produced by very tiny particles called ____ and ____? A) B) C) D)

A

electrons; protons

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5
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Actually, matter is anything that has _____ and occupies______? A) B) C) D)

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weight; space

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6
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The _____ are the basic materials that make up all matter. A) B) C) D)

A

elements

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7
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A compound that is made up from the element hydrogen and the element oxygen? A) B) C) D)

A

water

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8
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_____ _____ is made from the element sodium and the element chlorine A) B) C) D)

A

Table salt

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9
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An atom contains three types of subatomic particles that are of interest in electricity? A) B) C) D)

A

electrons, protons, and neutrons

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10
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The protons and neutrons are located in the center, or ______ of an atom. A) B) C) D)

A

nucleus

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11
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How does one atom of an element differ from another? A) B) C) D)

A

by the number of protons in the nucleus

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12
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The proton is one-third the diameter of an electron; but is 1840 times _____ than the electron A) B) C) D)

A

heavier

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13
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The proton has a _____ electrical charge A) B) C) D)

A

positive

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14
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The charges on an electron and proton are called? A) B) C) D)

A

electrostatic charges

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15
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The law of electrical charges is that the particles with_____ charges repel each other and those with _____ charges attract each other. A) B) C) D)

A

like; unlike

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16
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The repulsive force protons exert on one another in the nucleus of an atom have little effect because? A) B) C) D)

A

protons are relatively heavy

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17
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A neutral ion contains the same number of _____ and ______? A) B) C) D)

A

electrons; protons

18
Q

Charged atoms are called? A) B) C) D)

19
Q

The elements of all the known elements can have up to ______ shells A) B) C) D)

20
Q

Copper, Cu has how many valence electrons? A) B) C) D)

21
Q

The second electron shell cannot hold more than ____ electrons A) B) C) D)

22
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Electricity is produced when electrons are _____ from their atoms. A) B) C) D)

23
Q

Materials from which electrons are very difficult to free? A) B) C) D)

A

Insulators

24
Q

The name given to the effect of pressure in causing electrical charges? A) B) C) D)

A

Piezoelectricity

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Light in itself is a form of energy, and is made of small particles of energy called? A) B) C) D)
photons
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Electric current travels at the same speed as light; which is? A) B) C) D)
186,000 miles per second
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An electron leaves the negative side of the battery for each electron that enters the _______ ________. A) B) C) D)
positive side
28
When a good conducting wire is put directly across the terminals of a battery or generator, a _______ is produced? A) B) C) D)
short circuit
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____ _____ flows from low potential to a high potential, or between any difference of potential? A) B) C) D)
Electron current
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The electrical charge that an object gets is determined by the number of _____ that the object lost or gained? A) B) C) D)
electrons
31
Light can be produced by electricity without much heat by these 3 methods? A) B) C) D)
Fluorescence, phosphorescence and electroluminescence
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Any conductor that carries an electric current will act like a? A) B) C) D)
magnet
33
What 3 ways can you demagnetize a magnet? A) B) C) D)
striking, heating, a rapid reversing field
34
A compass needle will point to the earth's magnetic? A) B) C) D)
North pole
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Electric current is developed when many ____ _____ in wire are moved in the same direction. A) B) C) D)
Free electrons
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Magnetic lines of force are called? A) B) C) D)
Flux lines
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Some materials resist the passage of flux lines somewhat. This property is known as? A) B) C) D)
reluctance
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A close wound solenoid coil will create? A) B) C) D)
a stronger magnetic field
39
A special relay used to keep current flowing through the relay even after the main switch is released. A) B) C) D)
holding relay
40
Similar to the relay, except the electromagnet coil cannot stay continuously energized A) B) C) D)
buzzer
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What keeps the current flowing out of the generator in the same direction at all times? A) B) C) D)
Commutator
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If a commutator is not used, the current will change direction, this is called? A) B) C) D)
Alternating current