Quiz 2: Electricity

Van de Graaff

A large electrostatic generator is commonly called a _______ generator.

lightning

An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is called _____.

increase

As the total resistance is reduced in a simple electrical circuit, the current flow will _____.

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Electromotive force is usually provided by a _____ or _____ in an electric circuit.

power

I × V

closed

In order for electric current to flow, an electric circuit must be _____.

energy

Resistance to the flow of electrons in a conductor causes a loss of _____ as heat.

electric potential

The force that pushes electrons through a wire is called ____.

watt

The metric unit of electrical power is the _____.

voltage, ohms

The quantity of electrical current in a circuit depends upon which factors?

low conductivity

The resistance to water flow in a rough or partially clogged pipe is like a conductor having _____.

Ohm's Law

V = I × R

magnetism

alignment of atoms

Westinghouse

alternating current electricity

Volta

batteries

conductor

carries current

ion

charged atom

Thomas A. Edison

developed the light bulb

like charges

electroscope leaves repel

Faraday

induced currents

Benjamin Franklin

invented the lightning rod

Edison

light bulb

Oersted

magnetism/electricity

electromagnet

wire-wrapped core