Electricity Vocab Quiz

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

• Static electricity 
• Electric discharge
• Resistance
• Circuit 

A material in which electrons are able to move easily

• Circuit
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor 

A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 

• Circuit 
• Insulator 
• Resistance 
• Conductor

The process of transferring charge by touching or rubbing 

• Induction 
• Conduction 
• Friction 
• Conductor 

Electric current that flows in only one direction. 

• Voltage 
• Direct Current 
• Alternating Current
• Series Circuit 

Electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern  

• Voltage 
• Direct Current 
• Alternating Current 
• Parallel Circuit 

The flow/movement of electric charges 

• Voltage
• Resistance 
• Current 
• Circuit 

This is related to the force that causes electric charges to flow

• Voltage 
• Current
• Resistance
• Circuit 

A closed path that electric current follows 

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance 
• Circuit

The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal energy and light.

• Voltage
• Current
• Resistance
• Circuit