Electricity Chapter 12: Electric Circuits and Current Regulation
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What is the name of a continuous and closed path of an electric current?

  • Electric circuit (correct)
  • Electric conductor
  • Electric charge
  • Electric switch

    • In a torch, what makes a conducting link between the cell and the bulb?

  • Electric circuit
  • Electric conductor
  • Switch (correct)
  • Electric charge

    • How is electric current expressed?

  • By the brightness of the light produced
  • By the amount of charge flowing through a particular area in unit time (correct)
  • By the type of electric conductor used
  • By the temperature rise in the conductor

    • What happens to the electric current when the circuit is broken or the switch is turned off?

    <p>The current stops flowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of electric charge?

    <p>Coulomb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the electric current originally thought to be constituted of?

    <p>Positively charged particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of electric current?

    <p>Ampere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What instrument measures electric current in a circuit?

    <p>Ammeter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the direction of the electric current in an electric circuit using metallic wires?

    <p>Opposite to the direction of the electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes one ampere?

    <p>$1$ C per second</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a switch do in an electric circuit?

    <p>Interrupts the flow of electric current</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is electric current expressed?

    <p>By the amount of charge flowing through a particular area in unit time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes the flow of charges in circuits using metallic wires?

    <p>Electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was considered to be the direction of electric current when it was first observed?

    <p>The direction of flow of positive charges</p> Signup and view all the answers

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