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Question 0

Batteries and generators are examples of ________ circuit elements.

Answer 0

Active

Question 1

All circuit elements that are capable of supplying electric power to a circuit or to an aspect of the circuit for an indefinitely long time are called ________ circuit elements.

Answer 1

Active

Question 2

Transistors, vacuum tubes (valves), and many other circuit elements are ________ elements even though they cannot supply electrical power to the entire circuit for an indefinitely long time. These components take electrical power from one part of the circuit (often called a power supply) and deliver the power to another part of the circuit (often by way of amplifying a signal) and can do this for an indefinitely long time.

Answer 2

Active

Question 3

Philosophically speaking, any circuit element that is not active is _________. This means that passive circuit elements absorb or dissipate electric power in the long term.

Answer 3

Passive

Question 4

A _________ is a good example of a passive circuit element.

Answer 4

Resistor

Question 5

__________ is a difference of charge between two places in space. Not an absolute quality. You could think of it in terms of depth and height.

Answer 5

Voltage