solutions 2024/2025
T/F: ALL ATOMS CONTAIN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS - ANSWER-TRUE
T/F: PROTONS ARE ALWAYS IN THE CENTER OF THE ATOM - ANSWER-TRUE
THE CENTER OF THE ATOM IS KNOWN AS WHAT? - ANSWER-NUCLEUS
T/F: ELECTRONS ORBIT AROUND THE NUCLEUS - ANSWER-TRUE
PROTONS ARE ALWAYS - ANSWER-POSITIVELY CHARGED
NEUTRONS ARE ALWAYS - ANSWER-NEUTRAL OR NO CHARGE
ELECTRONS ARE ALWAYS - ANSWER-NEGATIVELY CHARGED
TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS TO UNDERSTANDING ATOMS - ANSWER-1.
OPPOSITE ATTRACT AND LIKE REPEL
2. FASTER AN OBJECT SPINS THE GREATER THE FORCE
OUTTER ORBIT OF AN ATOM IS CALLED - ANSWER-VALENCE SHELL
3 OR FEWER ELECTRONS WILL RELEASE EASY IS KNOWN AS - ANSWER-
CONDUCTOR
ATOMS LIKE COPPER CONTAIN HOW MANY VALENCE ELECTRONS TO BE THE
BEST CONDUCTOR - ANSWER-1 VALENCE ELECTRON
,ATOMS THAT CONTAIN 5 OR MORE ELECTRONS IN THE VALENCE SHELL ARE
KNOWN AS - ANSWER-INSULATORS
ATOMS CONTAINING 4 ELECTRONS IN THE VALENCE SHELL ARE KNOWN AS -
ANSWER-SEMICONDUCTORS
T/F: CHEMICAL REACTION AND MAGNETISM ARE MORE COMMONLY USED TO
PRODUCE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY FOR GENERAL USE - ANSWER-
TRUE
STATIC MEANS WHAT - ANSWER-NOT MOVING, A CHARGE NOT A CURRENT
WHAT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF ELECTRIC GENERATION - ANSWER-
MAGNETISM
T/F: WITHOUT MAGNETISM ALTERNATING CURRENT WOULD NOT BE
POSSIBLE - ANSWER-TRUE
CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH DC DOES NOT CHANGE UNLESS - ANSWER-
SWITCHED ON OR OFF
QUANTITY MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRONS - ANSWER-ONE COULOMB
THE FORCE CAUSING THE ELECTRONS OR CURRENT TO FLOW IS MEASURED
IN - ANSWER-VOLTS
VOLTS IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS - ANSWER-ELECTRICAL PRESSURE
RESISTANCE IS MEASURED IN UNITS CALLED - ANSWER-OHMS
VOLTAGE AFFECTS MANY THINGS LIKE - ANSWER-1. AMOUNT OF INSULATION
NEEDED
2.SEPARATION REQUIRED BETWEEN LINE CONDUCTORS
3.SAFE WORKING PRACTICES
4.TYPES OF TOOLS NEEDED
RATE OF 1 JOULE OF WORK IN 1 SECOND IS THE BASIC UNIT OF POWER AND
IS CALLED - ANSWER-WATT
1 HP IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY WATTS - ANSWER-746
, 746 WATTS IS EQUIVALENT TO HOW MANY KILOWATTS - ANSWER-0.746
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CURRENT, VOLTAGE, AND RESISTANCE WAS
DESCRIBED IN A FORM COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS - ANSWER-OHM'S LAW
ON THE POWER WHEEL 'E' IS WHAT - ANSWER-VOLTAGE
MEASURED IN VOLTS (V)
ON THE POWER WHEEL 'I' IS WHAT - ANSWER-CURRENT
MEASURED IN AMPERES (A)
ON THE POWER WHEEL 'R' IS WHAT - ANSWER-RESISTANCE
MEASURED IN OHMS
ON THE POWER WHEEL 'P' IS WHAT - ANSWER-POWER
MEASURED IN WATTS (W)
POWER IS DEFINED AS - ANSWER-THE RATE AT WHICH WORK IS DONE
ONE WATT IS DEFINED AS - ANSWER-AMOUNT OF POWER PRODUCED WHEN
ONE VOLT CAUSES ONE AMPERE OR CURRENT TO FLOW
POSITIVE VOLTAGE CAUSES CURRENT TO FLOW IN WHICH DIRECTION -
ANSWER-AWAY FROM THE GENERATING STATION
NEGATIVE VOLTAGE CAUSES CURRENT TO FLOW IN WHICH DIRECTION -
ANSWER-FLOW TOWARDS THE GENERATING STATION
THREE THINGS NEEDED TO PRODUCE ALTERNATING CURRENT - ANSWER-1.
CONDUCTOR
2.MAGNETIC FIELD
3. RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE TWO
POLARITY IS WHAT - ANSWER-DIRECTION OF CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VOLTAGE
STRENGTH OF THE VOLTAGE PRODUCED DEPENDS ON THREE PRIMARY
FACTORS - ANSWER-1. NUMBER OF TURNS IN THE COIL OF THE WIRES
2. STRENGTH OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD
3. SPEED AT WHICH THE MAGNETIC LINE OF FLUX PASS THROUGH THE COIL