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Cards in this guide (17)
How do generators produce electricity

generators produce electricity via electromagnetic induction

Which compound machine consists of both fixed and movable pulleys

block and tackle

What is a transistor composed of

SILICON or common sand with doping of the right ratio to make a transistor.

three layers of semiconductor material

How can transistors act as amplifiers or switches

by creating two circuit loops

What term describes the transfer of energy between objects that have different average kinetic energies

The transfer of energy between two objects at different average thermal kinetic energies (temperatures) is referred to as heat transfer. It is always called heat transfer, regardless of what kind of energy is being transferred.

What is the term for a type of cell that converts the sun's energy into electrical energy by releasing electrons from silicon

This would be called a photocell.

What characteristic exists in magnets that does not exist in materials that lack magnetism

Domains are aligned.

What types of magnets are easy to magnetize but lose magnetism quickly

temporary magnets

What term is given to the process of rearranging electrons in a semiconductor by adding atoms of other elements

doping

What type of device is used to transform thermal energy into electrical energy

A generator. It uses the heat energy from burning gasoline or a similar fuel.

Electricity is one of two aspects of which fundamental force

electromagnetism

How are analog signals stored on cassette tapes

by magnetizing the tape

What is true about magnets

a magnet always has two poles

Term is used to indicate charged solutions contained in wet cell batteries

The term used to indicated wet cell batteries is electrolytes. Electrolytes indicates that there is a charged solution contained in wet cell batteries.

What type of device is used to increase or decrease the voltage of an electric current

The device is called a "variac' and it is a type of transformer. It has a variable voltage ouput.

What is one way that alternating current is more useful than direct current-

It can easily be transformed up to a high voltage for power transmission, and back down for home supplies at 120/240 volts.

Which of these statements is true of diodes

All life on earth is interdependent.

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