Chapter 9 & 10 Flashcards

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1
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A simple Device using laws of elctrostatics to detect small electric charges

A

Electroscopes

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2
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material whose domains strongly resist changes in the directions of its magnetic field is described as

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Magnetically hard

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3
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Earth’s north seeking pole is called

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South magnetic pole

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4
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A circuit that contains a complete path for electrons to flow through is An open circuit

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False, closed circut

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5
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Law that relates current voltage and resistance is known as Jules law

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False, ohm’s law

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6
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The extent to which a material can absorb or channel lines of flux is known as permeability

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True

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7
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The process of diverting unwanted electric charge Directly into the earth is Called grounding

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True

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8
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A substance That has no unpaired electrons and is slightly repelled by Either pole of a magnet is a diamagnet substance

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True

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9
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This device transforms energy of an electric current into another useful form of Energy

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Load

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10
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When an electric field has an equal strength throughout

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Uniform field

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11
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This is the force that causes the forces electric charge Moving through an electric Field passing through a device

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Deflecting force

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12
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The extent of a planet’s magnetic field in space

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Magnetosphere

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13
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The SI unit for resistance

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Ohm (Omega Symbol)

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14
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The two belts of charged particles located above the earth’s equator to protect the earth from solar wind

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Van allen radiation Belts

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15
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Is material through which current Does not easily flow

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Insulators

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16
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This material that allows current to flow through it with no resistance

A

Superconductor

17
Q

An electrical device designed to hinder current flow

A

Resistor

18
Q

Material through which current flows easily

A

Conductor

19
Q

A device that opens and closes a circuit

A

Switch

20
Q

Rate of an electric charge flow

A

Current

21
Q

Region of Concentrated magnetism at the end of a Magnet

A

Magnetic pole

22
Q

What moves when charge flows through an electrolyte

A

Ion’s

23
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Orientation of the lines of flux when the inclamation at the magnetic poles is 90°

A

Vertical

24
Q

What process imparts electric charge at a distance

A

Induction

25
Q

The SI unit of current

A

Ampere

26
Q

What are used to indicate the direction and strength of a magnetic field.

A

Lines of flux

27
Q

What happens to the total current Flowing in a parallel circuit when more branches are added

A

It Increases

28
Q

What value equals the product of voltage and current In an Electric Current

A

The power of the current

29
Q

What term describes a substance with several unpaired Electrons per atom and is strongly attached to magnets

A

Ferromagnetic

30
Q

The Imaginary line That circles the earth halfway in between the two magnetic poles

A

Magnetic equator

31
Q

Circuit Protection device That uses a Narrow strip of metal to prevent excessive current through the circuit

A

Fuse

32
Q

The most important factor affecting the ease of current flow through a wire

A

Material

33
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Message of Magnetism used when a needle is Agnitized by holding a magnet Near the needle

A

Magnetizing by induction

34
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How do two like charges interact when They are brought closer together

A

They repel

35
Q

The resistance of a magnet to being demagnetized by another magnetic field

A

Coercivity

36
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Is the work per unit charge done to Move electric charges between different parts of The electric field

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Voltage