Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
Resistance is measured in _.

The resistance of a wire increases as the length _.

The resistance of a wire increases as the temperature.

The resistance of a wire increases as the cross-sectional area______.

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Increases
increases for some materials while decreases for other materials.
Decreases

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: Resistance is measured in _____. The resistance of a wire increases as the length _________. The resistance of a wire increases as the temperature________. The resistance of a wire increases as the cross-sectional area__________.

Ohms Increases increases for some materials while decreases for other materials. Decreases

Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:
Resistance is measured in _.

The resistance of a wire increases as the length _.

The resistance of a wire increases as the temperature.

The resistance of a wire increases as the cross-sectional area______.

Ohms
Increases
increases for some materials while decreases for other materials.
Decreases