Understanding Electricity

Practice Questions

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Questions
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1

The direction of conventional current is taken to be the direction that __________________ .

2

Why might a circuit breaker open if you plug too many electrical devices into a single circuit?

3

A current of flow in a wire. How many electrons are flowing past any point in the wire per second?

4

A 4.5V battery is connected to a bulb whose resistance is . How many electrons leave the battery per minute?

5

What is the maximum power consumption of portable CD player that draw a maximum of of current?

6

Nothing happens when birds land on a power line, yet we are warned not to touch a power line with a ladder. What is the difference?

7

If the resistance in a constant voltage circuit is doubled, the power dissipated by that circuit

8

When a light switch is turned on, the light comes on immediately because

9

The total amount of charge that passes through a wire’s full cross section at any point per unit of time is referred to as

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