DC Circuits 7

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Make sure to understand:

• ​What are transducers?

• ​What is the difference between input transducers and output transducers.

Multiple Choice

Which contain only input transducers?

• LED and Lamp

• Loudspeaker and pressure sensors

• Voltmeter and light dependent resistor

• Microphone and Thermistor

Multiple Choice

Which contain only output transducers?

• LED and Lamp

• Loudspeaker and pressure sensors

• Voltmeter and light dependent resistor

• Microphone and Thermistor

Multiple Select

Below are descriptions of several electrical components. Which one of these are input transducers?

Choose more than one.

• Device A converts sound energy to electrical energy

• Device B converts electrical energy to kinetic energy

• Device C converts light energy to electrical energy

• Device D converts heat energy to electrical energy

• Device E converts electrical energy to light energy

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Make sure to understand:

• ​What are thermistors?

• ​What is the function of a thermistor?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct symbol for a thermistor?

Multiple Choice

The resistance of a thermistor increases when its temperature increases

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Make sure to understand:

• ​How to calculate output voltage when a potential divider is connected with a thermistor.

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Multiple Choice

When temperature decreases, then the output voltage

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stay the same

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