Superconductors

what is the surprising thing that happens in a superconductor?

• They lose all their energy to resistance

• They lose none of their energy to resistance

• They lose some of their energy to resistance

What superconductor material works with the highest temperature?

• Mercury

• Lithium

• Cadmium

• Zinc

What are superconductors used for?

• Toasters

• Washing Machine

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Water Parks

Super conductors require very high temperatures

• True

• False

What is a stream of electrons running through a medium?

• Electric Current

• Resistance

• Velocity

• Magnetism

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Electrons grouped together that travel in pairs are called

• Rutherford Pairs

• Coulomb Pairs

• Adam Pairs

• Cooper Pairs

What is the threshold temperature for a superconductor to switch from normal conduction to super conductivity?

• Conduction temperature

• Transition temperature

• Switch temperature

• Conversion temperature

Conductance electrons do not orbit individual atoms

• True

• False

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Occurs with certain liquids resulting in a frictionless flow of molecules

• Power flow

• Defrictionization

• Superfluidity

• Crystalinity

When does all resistance disappear?

• Critical temperature

• Important temperature

• Favorable temperature

• Pivotal temperature