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Unit 4: Electrical Principles and Technologies
1. What would happen between the following combinations of atoms?
a. + and + atoms_____________________________________________________
b. - and – atoms______________________________________________________
c. + and – atoms______________________________________________________
d. N and +atoms______________________________________________________
e. N and - atoms______________________________________________________
2. Explain the difference between static electricity and current electricity.
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3. What is voltage?
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4. How is electrical energy produced from chemicals?
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5. Describe the differences between a ‘dry cell’ and a ‘wet cell’.
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6. How does an electrochemical cell work?
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7. What is a conductor?
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8. What is an insulator?
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9. What is resistance?
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10. What is current?
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11. What is Ohm’s Law?
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12. What units are resistance, voltage and current measured in, and what devices are used to
measure them?
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13. What is the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit? Know how to draw circuits
and recognize errors in circuit drawings.
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14. Identify or illustrate the electrical circuit component or symbol in the table.
15. How is thermal energy transformed into electrical energy?
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16. How is electrical energy transformed into mechanical energy?
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17. What is power and how is it calculated?
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18. What is energy and how is it calculated? What are the units of energy?
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19. What are the main parts of a motor and what are their functions?
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20. How can efficiency be calculated?
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21. How can efficiency be improved?
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22. Describe alternative sources of energy.
a. Fossil fuels – _____________________________________________________________
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b. _____________ - _________________________________________________________
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c. _____________ - _________________________________________________________
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d. _____________ - _________________________________________________________
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e. _____________- _________________________________________________________
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23. What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources?