Basic Electricity

Which transforms heat energy into electric energy?

• Transformer

• Battery

• Generator

• Thermocouple

Which term usually refers to a device that produces an electric current when light falls upon them?

• Solar Cell

• Dry Cell

• Solar Lamp

• Solar Light

Cells are connected in parallel to increase the___________capacity of the cells.

• Current

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Inductance

Which of the following is a source of alternating current?

• Dynamo

• Battery

• Dry Cell

• Alternator

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity

• Copper

• Aluminum

• Silver

• Gold

When there is a break in the circuit and the current could not pass through, the circuit is?

• Closed

• Shorted

• Grounded

• Open

Which battery CANNOT be recharged after its chemical energy has been depleted?

• Energizer

• Eveready

• Primary Battery

• Secondary Battery

Which synchronous alternating-current machine that changes mechanical power into electrical power?

• Dynamo

• Motor

• Alternator

• Lathe Machine

A process in splitting the atom of uranium is called?

• Fusion

• Fission

• Friction

• Tension

A process in joining hydrogen atoms which causes heat hotter that the sun is called?

• Fusion

• Fission

• Friction

• Tension