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

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A difference in which of the following causes electron flow?

  1. AVoltage
  2. BAmpere-hours
  3. CCapacitance
  4. DInductance
Why Electrons only move through a circuit when there is a difference in electrical potential, and that potential difference is voltage, measured in volts. Voltage is often called electromotive force because it is the "pressure" that pushes charge through a conductor. With no voltage difference between two points, no current flows between them no matter how good the conductor is.
Watch out Ampere-hours measure stored charge capacity, such as how long a battery can supply a given current, not the force that starts the current. Capacitance and inductance describe how components store energy in electric or magnetic fields, and they oppose or shape changes in current rather than cause it.
Voltage is electrical pressure; like water, flow needs a pressure difference.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  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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