Which of these is an example of current electricity?

Building a circuit using copper wire and a D cell battery

Placing a lightning rod on the roof of a house to attract lightning

Rubbing a plastic pipe with a piece of wool to attract small pieces of paper

Using a sheet of fabric softner in the dryer to help reduce static cling

The potential difference between the two ends of the wires is equal to the...

Potential difference between the two terminals of the battery

the parallel end of the component

Electric potential difference is...

the change in potential energy per unit of charge

the product of kinetic energy and charge

the product of potential energy and charge

the change in kinetic energy per unit of charge

The amount of electric potential energy per one coulomb of charge

The amount of 1 coulomb of charge per unit of potential energy

The number of volts per coulomb

The amount of electric potential energy per volt

The difference in potential energy of charged particles

The number of charged particles that pass each second

The rate at which energy is being transformed

Define electric current

the total charge, q flowing through an area in the circuit per unit time, t .

the total current, I flowing through an area in the circuit per unit time, t .

the rate of capacitance flow through a conductor.

the rate of current flow through a conductor

1 ampere of current is defined as ......

one coulomb of charge passing through the surface area in the wire in one second

one coulomb of current passing through the surface area in the wire in one second .

one coulomb of charge passing through the conductor in one second

one coulomb of current passing through the conductor in one second .

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

turn on and off the flow of current

to make the current hotter or colder

to add more power to the circuit

The energy used to push electrons

Physics Current Electricity Concepts

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Electric Current

flow of electric current through a conductor

flow of electric charges through a conductor

flow of electric charges through an insulator

flow of electric current through an insulator

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the symbol for the SI unit for Electric Current?

a

A

v

V

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What measures current?

Electroscope

Meter

Ammeter

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is this symbol called?

Ammeter

Resistor

Battery

Voltage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is this symbol?

Ammeter

Resistor

Battery

Voltage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A path that is made for an electric current is?

Static electricity

conductor

A circuit

resistor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A voltmeter is described as a device that can be used to measure

Voltage

Current

Resistance

Power

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Physics Current Electricity Concepts

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What is Electric Current

What is the symbol for the SI unit for Electric Current?

What measures current?

What is this symbol called?

What is this symbol?

A path that is made for an electric current is?

A voltmeter is described as a device that can be used to measure

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Which of these is an example of current electricity?

What is resistance measured in?

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