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T5A03

ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES · Current and voltage: terminology and units, conductors and insulators, alternating and direct current

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What is the term for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

  1. AVoltage
  2. BAmperes per second
  3. CVolts per second
  4. DCurrent
Why Current is the name for the movement of electric charge (electrons) through a conductor. It is measured in amperes, where one ampere equals one coulomb of charge passing a point each second. Voltage is the electrical pressure that pushes the current, and resistance opposes it, related by Ohm's law E = I x R.
Watch out Voltage is the force or potential difference that causes electrons to move, not the movement itself; "amperes per second" and "volts per second" are rates of change, not standard quantities used here.
Water analogy: voltage is the pressure, current is the flow. Flow of electrons = current, measured in amperes.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T5A

  1. T5A01 Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?
  2. T5A02 Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?
  3. T5A03 What is the term for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?
  4. T5A04 What term describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?
  5. T5A05 A difference in which of the following causes electron flow?
  6. T5A06 What is the unit of frequency?
  7. T5A07 Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?
  8. T5A08 Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?
  9. T5A09 Which of the following describes alternating current?
  10. T5A10 Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?
  11. T5A11 What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?
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