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1
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Matter is composed of?

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Atoms

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Atoms are broken up into even smaller particles which are?

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subatomic particles

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what are the smallest particles that elements can be broken into and still retain properties of the element?

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Atoms

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4
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Two subatomic particles are found within the nucleas?

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Protons and neutrons

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5
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What is the heaviest part of the atom?

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Nucleas

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6
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What is the third subatomic particles?

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electrons

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7
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What does electrons do?

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They are in motion around the nucleus and have negative charge.

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8
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Electrons occupy various energy levels around the nucleus known as?

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Shells

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9
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The outer shell of the nucleus is called?

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Valence shell

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10
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The number electrons that reside in the valence shell is determined by?

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Conductors, Semiconductors and insulator.

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11
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Valence shells holds a maximum of?

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Eight electrons

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12
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What is an insulator?

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something through electricity cannot pass

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13
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What is a semiconductor?

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a material that conducts current.

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14
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What is current?

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flow of electricity through a conductor

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15
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Current is measured in?

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Amperes

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16
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Ampere is defined as?

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One Coulomb

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17
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The symbol used for amps is?

A

A

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18
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What is the basic unit of electrical charge?

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Coulomb

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19
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What is current measured with?

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Anmeter

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20
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What is pressure to an electron?

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electromagnetic repulsion from a larger negative charge

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21
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What is electrical pressure measured in?

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Volts

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22
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What is voltage also known for?

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electrical potential difference & electromotive force

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23
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You measure volts with?

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Voltmeter

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24
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What is resistance?

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hinders of electric flow

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25
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Resistance is measured in?

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Ohms

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26
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How is one ohm defined?

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The amount of resistance that will allow one ampere of current to flow if one volt of electrical pressure is placed on a conductor

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27
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Resistance can be measured by?

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a ohmeter

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28
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Current and resistance are?

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inverserly proportional

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29
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Voltage and current are?

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Directly proportional

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30
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What are the three most common things used as conductors?

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Silver, copper and aluminium

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31
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What is the most expensive conductor?

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Silver

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32
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What is conventional current?

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flow of positive charge and is opposite in direction to actual electron flow.

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33
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What is a circuit?

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A complete loop or path that electricity can follow

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34
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What are three essential components of an electrical circuit?

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Voltage Source, Load, Conductors

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35
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What is a closed circuit?

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Current can flow in an uninterrupted path

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36
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What is a load?

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converts one type of electricity to another

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37
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What is a open circuit?

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A circuit that is not complete

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38
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The relationship between voltage, current and resistance through a wire is called?

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Ohms Law

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39
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What is the formula of Ohms Law?

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V=IR

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40
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What does the I stand for in Ohms Law?

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Current

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41
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What is a example of voltage source?

A

Batteries

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42
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What is a series circuit?

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A circuit that has only one path for current to flow

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43
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What is a parallel circuit

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voltage is the same throughout each parallel branch of the circuit, while current flow varies.

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44
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Most residential circuits are what kind?

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Series-parallel

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45
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What is electrical power?

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the actual rate at which energy is provided to and consumed by a electric circuit

46
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What is power expressed in?

47
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what is the power law equation?

48
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What is electricity?

A

flow of electrons through a conductor such as copper or aluminium wire

49
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What is a conductor?

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material through which electricity can pass

50
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What is voltage?

A

strength which with current flows through a conductor

51
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what is power?

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The amount of energy transferred through a specify time

52
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What is watts?

A

measure of electric power

53
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Most things in your house requires how many volts?

54
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What do you use to measure watts?

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watt meter

55
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What does AC Current stand for?

A

Alternating Current

56
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What does DC Current stand for?

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Directing Current

57
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What direction does AC Current flow?

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both direction

58
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What direction does DC Current flow?

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in one direction

59
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A circiuit is?

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A sys of connected conductors that direct the path of electricity.

60
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What is a resistor?

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Resists the flow of current and can change the amount of current that’s flowing through.

61
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What is the diode?

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allows electrical current to flow only in one direction

62
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What is frequency?

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A measurement of how many times a certain thing is done in a certain amount of time

63
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What is frequency expressed in?

64
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What are waves measured in?

A

Wave lengths

65
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What are some examples that work on DC?

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Cell Phones, laptops, and electronic devices

66
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What is a AC Current?

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current that changes direction many times in a second as it moves in a conductor

67
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What are some items that deliver AC Current?

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HHousehold electrical outlets

68
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How many hertz is AC delivered in?

69
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What is hertz?

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the frequency of the signal and how many complete cycles occur in 1 second.

70
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What is the frequency equation?

71
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What is ground?

A

the lowest potential in a circuit

72
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What wiring is common in residential wiring?

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Ground Wiring to prevent electric shock

73
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What is a resistor do?

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A component used to limit current or voltage

74
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What are the two types of resistors?

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Fixed and variable.

75
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What is a fixed resistor

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fixed resistance

76
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What is a variable resistor?

A

resistances that can be changed

77
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What are potientiometers good for?

A

changing the voltage drop across a component in a circuit

78
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What can potientionmeters good for?

A

adjusting the volume in a tv radio or stereo

79
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What are two types of variable resistors?

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rheostats and potientionmeters

80
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Fixed resistors use a certain system to help determine resistance in ohms what is this called?

A

Color Band System

81
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Fuses and Circuit breakers are very important too?

82
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How does a short circuit occurs?

A

a load is bypassed with a conductor

83
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What are fuses?

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Thin wires that melts when current exceeds a prescribed amount and preventing electricity flowing

84
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What is one disadvantage of a fuse?

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When it is blown it has to be replaced before the circuit works again

85
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What is one advantage a circuit breaker has over a fuse?

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Able to be reused multiple times

86
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What are capacitors?

A

are electrical storage units

87
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How are capacitors constructed?

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Two metal conduction plates with a very thin insulator

88
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A capacitors opposition to flow of current is called?

A

A capacitive reactance

89
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Capacitance is represented by what letter symbol?

90
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What two materials joined together create diodes?

A

P types and N types

91
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What is a transistor?

A

a semiconductor device with three connections

92
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What are the two types of transistors?

93
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What is a NPN Transistor made up of?

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thin piece of p-type material sandwiched between two pieces

94
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What is PNP transistor made up of?

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two pieces of p-type material that have a N-type material between them

95
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What is the middle piece in a transistor called?

96
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What is the two outside pieces called?

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Collector & Emitter

97
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How does a PNP Transistor works?

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requires negative volatge at the base to turn on. Then current flows from the emitter to the collector

98
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A diode only outputs?

A

DC Current

99
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What are the positive charges?

100
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What are the negative charges?

101
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What are some examples of EM Waves?

A

Light, Radio & X-Ray Waves

102
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All EM Waves travel through a vacuum at the speed of light?

A

186,000 mph

103
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Current is denoted by?

104
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What are the best conductors?

A

Silver and Copper

105
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Silver & Germainium are great examples of?

A

Semiconductors

106
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Poor Conductors are also known as?

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Insulators

107
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What is impedance?

A

Anything that effects the flow of current

108
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What is a particular kind of impedence?

A

Resistance

109
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Electromagnetic waves travel through?

110
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What is C means?

111
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What is a fuse?

A

A circuit element that allows the flow of current below a certain value.

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