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QUESTION: The flow of electric charge in a conductor is called: a) Voltage b) Electric current c) Resistance d) Power ANSWER: B. ELECTRIC CURRENT
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QUESTION: In conventional current notation, current is assumed to flow from: a)Positive to negative terminal. b)Negative to positive terminal. c)Electrons move randomly. d)No net flow occurs. ANSWER: A. positive to negative terminal
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QUESTION: Electrons in a conductor actually flow from: a)Positive to negative terminal (conventional current). b)Negative to positive terminal (electron current). c)They don't move, just vibrate. d)It depends on the material. ANSWER: B. NEGAtive to POSItive terminal
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QUESTION: The opposition to the flow of electric current in a conductor is called: a)Voltage b)Conductance (opposite of resistance) c)Electrical resistance d) Amperage ANSWER: C . ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
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QUESTION: A material with a high electrical resistance is also known as a(n): a) Conductor b) Insulator c) Semiconductor d) Superconductor ANSWER: B. INSULATOR
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QUESTION: The average velocity of electrons drifting through a conductor under an electric field is called: a) Amperage b) Drift velocity c) Resistance d) Conductivity ANSWER: B. DRIFT VELOCITY
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QUESTION: A component designed to introduce a specific amount of resistance in a circuit is called a: a) Capacitor b) Diode c) Transistor d) Resistor ANSWER: D . RESISTOR
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QUESTION: Which scientist is credited with formulating the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance (Ohm's Law)? a) Andre-Marie Ampere b) Benjamin Franklin c) Georg Simon Ohm d) Alessandro Volta ANSWER: C. GEORG SIMON OHM
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QUESTION: Who discovered the relationship between current, magnetic field, and length of conductor (Ampere's Law)? a) Michael Faraday b) James Clerk Maxwell c) Andre-Marie Ampere d) Heinrich Hertz ANSWER: C. ANDRE-MARIE AMPERE
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QUESTION: Which term associates with the relationship of current, voltage and resistance through the equation V = IR? ANSWER: ohm’s law
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QUESTION: The measurement of a material's ability to oppose electric current flow (reciprocal of conductivity) is what we call________. ANSWER: RESISTIVITY
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QUESTION: The number of electrons flowing through a unit area of a conductor per unit time is what we call____. ANSWER: CURRENT DENSITY
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QUESTION: A steady current of 3.0 A flows in a wire for 20.0s. (a) How many coulumbs of charge flow through the wire? ANSWER:
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QUESTION: How many current is flowing in a wirein 3.0s if it contains 36C charge? ANSWER: