Physics

1. If all other things remain equal, which of the following changes to a closed circuit would result in increased resistance to the flow of electric current?Correct Answer: A) Reducing the thickness of the conductorB) Replacing the conductor with a more conductive materialIncorrect Response: C) Reducing the length of the conductorD) Reducing the temperature of the conductor 2. What term refers to producing magnetism by placing a body within a magnetic field?A) PolarizationB) Natural magnetismC) Incorrect Response: Artificial magnetismD) Correct Answer: Induced magnetism3. What two things must exist for an electric current to be produced?A) A negatively charged electrode and a positively charged electrodeB) Incorrect Response: A pair of highly conductive materials and a conducting path between themC) Correct Answer: An electric potential between two bodies and a conducting path joining the bodiesD) A source of voltage and an open circuit4. If all other things remain equal, which of the following changes to a closed circuit would result in increased resistance to the flow of electric current?A) Correct Answer: Reducing the thickness of the conductorB) Replacing the conductor with a more conductive materialC) Incorrect Response: Reducing the length of the conductorD) Reducing the temperature of the conductor5. Three components in a parallel circuit have individual resistances of r1, r2, and r3. What formula can you use to determine the total resistance of the circuit?A) 1/R= r1 + r2 + r3B) Incorrect Response: R= 1/r1 + 1/r2 + 1/r3C) Correct Answer: 1/R= 1/r1 + 1/r2 + 1/r3D) R= r1 + r2 + r36. Which of the following materials commonly used in electronic devices is classified as a semiconductor?A) Correct Answer: SiliconB) Incorrect Response: CopperC) GlassD) Plastic7. Which of the following explains why your hair stands on end when you rub it with a balloon?A) The balloon creates friction, which sticks your hair to it.B) Correct Answer: Electrons from your hair jump to the balloon, causing it to become negatively charged on one side.C) Incorrect Response: Protons from your hair jump to the balloon, causing it to become negatively charged on one side.D) Protons from the balloon jump to your hair, causing it to become negatively charged.