My research is to determine if electricity moves better through thick wires or through thin wires. For this experiment I used two size D batteries‚ two flashlight bulbs‚ one 6.5 inch thin steel wool piece‚ one 6.5 inch thick steel wool piece‚ two 2 inch pieces of straw‚ and some electrical tape. Steel wool is a material made from thin fibers of steel made into a pad. (http://www.wisegeek.com/l-what-is-steel-wool.htm) There are many uses for steel wool. It can be used for sanding furniture‚ removing
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Film: The wire (TV series 2002-2008) The series features the abuse of narcotics from a law enforcer’s‚ abuser’s and a drug dealer’s perspective. Rational choice theory This theory settles on a practical belief that man is an actor who reasons contemplates on benefits‚ means‚ costs and ends then makes a rational choice. Man has a sense comprehensible rationale of free will‚ where he evaluates the risks and benefits for committing a crime. From the excerpts from the film (season1)‚ we see a night
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Wire A wire is a single‚ usually cylindrical‚ flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands‚ as in ’multistranded wire’‚ which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics‚ or a cable in electricity. Although
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Friends: Through Thick and Thin Friendship is something treasured among many‚ but friends often go through seasons of ups and downs during their friendships. It seems that no matter what happens though‚ they are able to work together to overcome any obstacles that come their way‚ and the bond between them is strengthened. The Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling is able to depict this phenomenon well with three of the main characters‚ Harry‚ Ron‚ and Hermione. In the course of Harry‚ Ron
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Introduction The resistance of a wire depends on certain factors. Some of these variables are listed below: Length of wire Diameter or thickness of wire Temperature at which wire is kept The material of which wire is made out of. The potential difference or voltage. Humidity Cross sectional area. Voltage across circuit All these factors will have to be kept constant except the diameter of the wire whilst doing the experiment to ensure that the investigation is
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Section 1 WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WIRES? INTRODUCTION Electricity is usually invisible. Except for lightning and sparks‚ you never see it in daily life. However‚ light bulbs and a magnetic compass can show you when something electrical is happening. By observing their behavior and making a few assumptions‚ you can begin forming ideas about electricity. This type of thinking is called “building a model”. INVESTIGATION ONE: WHAT IS NEEDED TO LIGHT A BULB? 1.1 Activity: Lighting bulbs in a loop
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GCSE Physics Coursework - Resistance of a Wire Coursework Resistance of a Wire Task To investigate how the resistance of a wire is affected by the length of the wire. Theory What is resistance? Electricity is conducted through a conductor‚ in this case wire‚ by means of free electrons. The number of free electrons depends on the material and more free electrons means a better conductor‚ i.e. it has less resistance. For example‚ gold has more free electrons than
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the resistance of a piece of wire; the one I am investing is the length at constant temperature. My objective in this experiment is to investigate one of the factors that affect the resistance of a piece of wire. The factor I chose was length. Factors: There our four different things that affect the resistance of a wire: 1. The Length because the wire is thinner than the rest of the wires the electrons wood have more trouble going through for if the wire had the same width there would
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Physics Coursework - Resistance of a Wire Coursework Introduction (Theory) In this piece of Coursework I am going to investigate the resistance in a piece of wire. Resistance is the force that slows down the flow of electrons; this can be due to electrons colliding. The total length of the wires will affect the amount of resistance. The longer the wire‚ the more resistance that there will be. This is also true for thickness of wire; the thinner the wire is the more resistance. Resistance
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wife died. He then remarried to Lucinda Warre who had farmland. Through his life‚ Joseph Glidden had many jobs within the government and teaching. In 1873‚ Joseph Glidden attended the county fair in DeKalb‚ Illinois. He saw a wooden rail with nails sticking out and decided to use this to start his design of barbed wire. His wife’s garden needed protection and that started his invention process. One year later in 1874‚ the barbed wire fence was patented. Glidden became a millionaire with assets. His
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