$40 QUESTION -- Category: Tough Questions

Why does electricity travel at high voltages on long distance transmission lines?

  1. To lessen the amount of energy lost as heat.

  2. To keep the electricity from slowing down and stopping in the wires because of friction.

  3. To overcome gravity and enable the electricity to flow uphill.


Sorry! The correct answer is 1. To lessen the amount of energy lost as heat.

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