Alternating and direct current Flashcards
1
Q
What does AC stand for?
A
Alternating current
2
Q
What’s alternating current?
A
electric flow that always changes
3
Q
How is AC current represented?
A
AC is drawn as sine curves.
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4
Q
What makes AC commonly used?
A
It’s easy to carry in long distances
5
Q
In what places is AC widely used?
A
in homes–lights, refrigerators, and TVs.
6
Q
Power _________ creates AC for its efficiency to send over power lines.
A
Power stations creates AC for its efficiency to send over power lines.
7
Q
What does AC do with direction?
A
AC alternates direction.
8
Q
Why is it called alternating current?
A
Because it alternates direction.
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