What is a galvanometer?

Device that uses electromagnets to detect amounts of current

What does an electric motor do?

It transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy

What does a transformer do?

Changes the voltage so that you can use electricity

How is electrical energy usually transformed into mechanical energy?

When a wire with an electric current is in a magnetic field

What is a transformer

A device that increases or decreases voltage

Electric energy is...

The energy associated with electric currents

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1
What is a galvanometer?
Device that uses electromagnets to detect amounts of current
A device that measures temperature
A device that can be used to determine specific heat
A device that makes waves
2
What kind of current is found in houses, buildings and schools
Direct current
One way current
Flowing current
Alternating current
3
Why does a Homopolar motor spin?
Because of its electrical energy
Because of the magnetic force
Because of the magnetic field
Because of the Lorentz force
4
Energy can be transformed from one form to another
False
True
5
What does the direction of movement depend on?
The type of magnetic field
The direction that the magnetic field is facing
The type of energy
The direction of the current
6
Which kind of current has charges that move back and forth
All way current
Current events
Alternating current
Direct current
7
What does there have to be for an electric current to be in a conductor
Cold particles
High temperature
Hot particles
Motion
8
Magnetic force can produce motion
False
True
9
What does DC stand for in the context of our presentation
Death coffin
Direct conversation
Direct current
District of Colombia
10
What device transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Galvanometer
Electric motor
Transformer
Generator
11
How was this quiz?
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Great!
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Ok
12
What does AC stand for in the context of our presentation?
Alternating current
Air current
Air conditioning
Alternating conditioning
13
What does an electric motor do?
It transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
It transforms potential energy into kinetic energy
It transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy
It transforms kinetic energy into potential energy
14
What does a transformer do?
Heats or cools your house
Changes the voltage so that you can use electricity
Makes a homopolar motor spin
Does your homework for you
15
How is electrical energy usually transformed into mechanical energy?
When a magnetic field is put into a wire
When an electric force attracts with a mechanical force
When electric travels through another object
When a wire with an electric current is in a magnetic field
16
Generating an electric current through the motion of a conductor through a magnetic field is...
Electromagnetic induction
Transmission of electricity
Conductive electricity
Magnetic induction
17
What kind of current has charges that only flow in one direction?
Direct current
Alternating current
Canadian current
One way current
18
What is a transformer
A device that increases or decreases voltage
A device that measures temperature
A charge that goes back and forth on the circuit
A charge that flows in one direction
19
Electric energy is...
The energy associated with electric currents
The way energy can move things
The energy required to run something electric
The energy associated with mechanical currents
20
What are some examples of galvanometers?
Cars
Gauges in Cars
Lie Detectors
Thermometers
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What is something that uses both alternating and direct current to run?
A lie detector
An electric car
A car gauge
A schools air conditioning unit

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