A hair dryer uses 1100 W of power when connected to a 110 V outlet.
What is the resistance of the hair
dryer?

A1500 w electric heater is plugged into the outlet of a 120 v circuit that has a 20 a circuit breaker. you plug an electric hair dryer into the same outlet. the hair dryer has power settings of 600 w, 900 w , 1200 w, and 1500 w. you start with the hair dryer on the 600 w setting and increase the power setting until the circuit breaker trips. under what setting does the circuit breaker trip.

Sally turns on her cellular telephone to speak to her friend who is located thousands of miles away. which of the following best describes how such a telephone is able to transmit and receive information? a. the cellular telephone transmits, receives, and encodes information using only sound waves. b. the cellular telephone transmits, receives, and encodes information using only electromagnetic waves. c. the cellular telephone transmits information by electromagnetic waves to a receiver which then encodes them and produces sound. d. the cellular telephone transmits information by sound waves to a receiver which then encodes them and produces electromagnetic waves.

Hydroelectricity provides about 7 percent of the electricity generated in the united states. (a) explain how a hydroelectric power plant converts energy stored in water into electricity. (b) identify two factors that determine the amount of electricity that can be generated by an individual hydroelectricity power plant. (c) describe the two main types of land-based hydroelectric power plants. (d) describe two economic advantages and two environmental disadvantages of hydroelectricity.