Makes sure the volts don't go over a certain point.

Resistance is a measure of....

how hard it is for electrons to move through the circuit

the energy per unit charge in a circuit

how hard it is for electrons to move through the battery

the number of charge carriers in a circuit

Which best describes a parallel circuit?

Electricity flows along more than one pathway.

Electricity flows along one pathway.

The flow of electricity comes from one source.

The flow of electricity comes from more than one source.

Which statement is true?

The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is open.

The light bulb will light up because the circuit is complete.

The light bulb will light up because the circuit is broken.

The light bulb will not light up because the circuit is complete.

If a positive charge is brought near a negative charge, the charges will

create a rift in the space-time contiuum

An atom with a different number of protons and electrons

What is electric current?

The number of charged particles that pass a point each second

Why do laptops and cellphones get hotter when you use them?

Electrons bump into each other and the parts of the circuit, creating friction

Electrons bond with other atoms, creating charged particles

According to Ohm's law, current is equal to

half of the voltage times resistance squared

A fuse works because too much current

melts the metal, creating an open circuit

bends the metal, creating an open circuit

bends the metal, creating an closed circuit

melts the metal, creating an closed circuit

A short circuit occurs when

electrons have an easier path to take from one end of the battery to the other without any resistance

exposed wires touch, creating a faster route for electrons to take

the wires in a circuit are cut into smaller pieces

Electricity: Circuits SJA

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Current is measured in....

Amps

Volts

Ohms

Coulombs

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What 'flows' in a wire?

Protons

Neutrons

Atoms

Electrons

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

this is the symbol for a _____?

switch

light

battery

wires

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

what is this symbol for?

light bulb

switch

battery

resistor

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of circuit is this?

Series

Consecutive

Parallel

Training

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of circuit is this?

Series

Consecutive

Parallel

Training

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.

stop the flow of electricity

can still light up

will go out

of the light bulbs burn out also

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Electricity: Circuits SJA

44 questions

Current is measured in....

What 'flows' in a wire?

this is the symbol for a _____?

what is this symbol for?

What kind of circuit is this?

What kind of circuit is this?

In a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out the rest _________.

Which of the two circuits would have the brightest bulbs?

Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?

Does this diagram represent a series or parallel circuit?

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