Chapter 13 Electricity Practice Questions

When electricity is in motion it exhibits magnetic, ________, or thermal effects

• unchemical
• non chemical
• chemical
• biochemical

Which Material is a good conductor of electricity?

• Rubber
• Silk
• Glass
• Copper

What is the movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor?

• Electron Transport
• Electronics
• Electrical Charge
• Electricity

What is another name for materials that are nonconductors?

• Insulators
• Inverters
• Converters
• Rectifiers

Rubber, Silk, Wood, and Glass are common examples of ______.

• modalites
• currents
• insulators
• converters

The path of an electric current from the generating source through the conductors and back to the original source is a(n) ______ electric circut.

• integrated
• complete
• linear
• direct

What are two types of electric current?

• Static and Alternating
• Direct and Converted
• Static and Converted
• Direct and Alternating

Which phrase best describes direct current?

• Rapid and Interrupted Flow
• Associated with wall outlets
• Produced by chemical means
• Travels in two directions

Rapid and interrupted current that flows in one direction and then in the opposite direction is known as _______ current

• Alternating
• Auxiliary
• Direct
• Sporadic

The unit that measures the pressure or force that pushes the flow of electrons forward through a conductor is a(n) _______.

• Amp
• Electron
• Rectifier
• Volt