N1 Electricity Chapter Test

What is an example of a good electrical insulator?

• Aluminum foil

• Silver

• Rubber

If an object loses electrons, the object will have a ______ charge.

• positive

• neutral

• negative

A simple complete circuit must have wires connected to what?

• a switch

• a source of electrons and conductor

• a switch and conductor

A battery produces current electricity from what?

• Static electricity

• mechanical energy

• strong nuclear force

When you walk across a carpeted floor and then touch a metal doorknob, the "shock" you may feel occurs because of what?

• electric field

• static discharge

• chemical reaction

A measure of the potential energy available in a complete circuit is what?

• power

• resistance

• voltage

Dry skin is a good what?

• conductor

• insulator

• source of positive charge

The negative terminal of a battery has ...

• a pileup of positive charges

• a positive charge

• a pileup of negative charges

To prevent overloading in a parallel circuit, you could install a (n)

• power meter

• fuse

• electric generator

When you rub a balloon on your hair, _________ go from your hair to the balloon.

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons