. The product of volts times amperes equals A. Resistance B. Joules/coulomb
1. The product of volts times amperes equals A. Resistance B. Joules/coulomb
C. Watts
D. Amperes/joule
2. Increasing the voltage across a wire by a factor of three will change the resistance in the wire by a factor of
A. 1/9
B. 1/3
C. 1
D. 3
3. Which change in a circuit would reduce the current flow?
A. Increase resistance
B. Increase voltage
C. Decrease resistance
4. Increasing the current in a resistor by a factor of 2 causes the thermal energy produced by the resistor to change by a factor of
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 4
5. Increasing the resistance of a wire by a factor of 2 causes the thermal energy produced in the resistor to change by a factor of
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 4
6. In order to keep power losses due to thermal energy production to a minimum when transmitting electricity over long distances, the ____ is kept ery high while the current is kept very low.
A. voltage
B. resistance
C. temperature