Dangers of Mains Electricity (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is produced between your body and the live wire when you touch it?
What is produced between your body and the live wire when you touch it?
A large potential difference
What will flow through your body if you touch the live wire?
What will flow through your body if you touch the live wire?
Current
What will you receive if current flows through your body from the live wire?
What will you receive if current flows through your body from the live wire?
An electric shock
What could happen to you from an electric shock?
What could happen to you from an electric shock?
You may be injured or killed
Is there still potential difference in the live wire when an appliance is switched off?
Is there still potential difference in the live wire when an appliance is switched off?
Yes, there is
Can you get an electric shock from a switched off appliance?
Can you get an electric shock from a switched off appliance?
Yes, you still can
What is created when the live wire and Earth wire touch?
What is created when the live wire and Earth wire touch?
A low resistance path
What size of current may flow when the live wire and Earth wire touch?
What size of current may flow when the live wire and Earth wire touch?
A very large current
What can the large current cause when live and Earth wires touch?
What can the large current cause when live and Earth wires touch?
Fires
Where does the current flow through the low resistance path?
Where does the current flow through the low resistance path?
To the Earth