Dangers of Mains Electricity (OCR GCSE Physics A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): 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 flows through your body when you touch the live wire?
What flows through your body when 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 can an electric shock from the live wire do to you?
What can an electric shock from the live wire do to you?
Injure or kill you
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
Can you get an electric shock from a switched-off appliance?
Can you get an electric shock from a switched-off appliance?
Yes
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
Where can current flow when the live and Earth wires touch?
Where can current flow when the live and Earth wires touch?
To the Earth
How large is the current when live and Earth wires touch?
How large is the current when live and Earth wires touch?
Very large
What can the very large current cause when live and Earth wires touch?
What can the very large current cause when live and Earth wires touch?
Fires