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Electric Circuits

Question 5 • Crowley Credit Recovery Physics B

In a movie, the heroine saves the day by cutting a wire before the time runs out on a timer.

Answer
A
She changed a short circuit to an open circuit.
B
She changed an open circuit to a closed circuit.
C
She changed a closed circuit to an open circuit.
D
She changed a closed circuit to a short circuit.

Explanation

A closed circuit provides a complete path for electric current to flow. Cutting a wire breaks that path, making the circuit open and stopping the current. So she changed a closed circuit to an open circuit, choice C.

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