Study Guide Electric Current Student Modified 2021 Part I

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ELECTRIC CURRENT
Vocabulary Review
Write the term that correctly completes the statement. Use each term once.
ampere electric current resistor

battery kilowatt-hour series connection
conventional current parallel connection superconductor
electric circuit resistance
1. _________________________ A(n) ____ is a material with zero resistance.

2. _________________________ The ____ of a wire determines how much current there will be
through the wire when a potential difference is applied.
3. _________________________ The ____ is the flow of charged particles.
4. _________________________ In a(n) ____ , there is only one path for the current.
5. _________________________ A(n) ____ is a unit of energy.
6. _________________________ In a(n) ____ , there is more than one path for the current.
7. _________________________ A(n) ____ is the unit of current.
8. _________________________ A(n) ____ is a closed loop in which electrons can move.
9. _________________________ A(n) ____ converts chemical energy to electrical energy.
10. _________________________ A(n) ____ is the flow of positive charge.
11. _________________________ A(n) ____ is a device designed to have a specific resistance.
SECTION 1 Current and Circuits

In your textbook, read about electric circuits.
For each statement below, write true or rewrite the italicized part to make the statement true.
1. _________________________ Negative charge flows from a higher potential to a lower potential.
12. _________________________ The total charge passing through a point on a circuit is the
current multiplied by the time the charge flows.
13. _________________________ Electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy in a
generator.
14. _________________________ The number of electrons in a closed circuit does not change.
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Write the term that correctly completes the statement.
A circuit includes a (5) ________________________, which increases the potential energy of the
charge, and a device that (6) ________________________ the potential energy of the charge.
The potential energy lost by the charges is usually converted into another form of
(7) ________________________. For example, a lamp converts electrical energy to
(8) ________________________ energy.
Read the passage below to answer questions 10–13.
1. A closed circuit consists of a battery of constant electric potential difference connected to a

heater with wires. Electrons are flowing through the circuit, causing the heater to transform
electrical energy into thermal energy.
10. What do the battery and the heater do to the electrons?

____________________________________________________________________________________
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11. What does the law of conservation of electric charge state?
____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Is it possible for the current leaving the heater to be different from the current entering the
heater? Why or why not?
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In your textbook, read about rates of charge flow and energy transfer.
Circle the letter of the choice that best completes the statement.
13. Power is measured in units called ______.

a. amperes c. kilowatt-hours
b. joules d. watts
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15. Current is measured in units called ______.

a. amperes c. potential
b. kilowatt-hours d. watts
16. If a lightbulb is rated at 50 W, the amount of energy transformed in 30 minutes is ______.
a. 2 kWh c. 30 J
b. 30 kWh d. 90,000 J
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ampere electric current resistor

1. _____________________ A(n) is a material with zero resistance.

SECTION 1 Current and Circuits

1. _________________________ Negative charge flows from a higher potential to a lower potential.

Chapter 22  Electric Current

Read the passage below to answer questions 10–13.

1. A closed circuit consists of a battery of constant electric potential difference connected to a

10. What do the battery and the heater do to the electrons?

13. Power is measured in units called ______.

Chapter 22  Electric Current

15. Current is measured in units called ______.

Chapter 22  Electric Current

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