Dangers of Mains Electricity (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is produced between your body and the live wire if you touch it?
What is produced between your body and the live wire if you touch it?
A large potential difference
What flows through your body when you touch the live wire?
What flows through your body when you touch the live wire?
Current
What do you experience when current flows through your body from the live wire?
What do you experience when current flows through your body from the live wire?
An electric shock
What are possible consequences of an electric shock?
What are possible consequences of an electric shock?
Injury or death
Is there potential difference in the live wire when an appliance is switched off?
Is there potential difference in the live wire when an appliance is switched off?
Yes, it is still present
Can you get an electric shock from a switched-off appliance?
Can you get an electric shock from a switched-off appliance?
Yes, you 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 flows through the path when live and Earth wires touch?
What flows through the path when live and Earth wires touch?
A very large current
What can happen when a very large current flows if live and Earth wires touch?
What can happen when a very large current flows if live and Earth wires touch?
Fires occur
Why can a very large current flow when the live wire touches the Earth wire?
Why can a very large current flow when the live wire touches the Earth wire?
Low resistance path created