Electricity Quiz Vocabulary Quiz

What is electricity?

• A type of magnetism produced by moving electric charges

• A type of heat generated by electrical appliances

• A type of light emitted by electric bulbs

• A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles

What is an electric circuit?

• A closed loop or pathway that allows electric current to flow

• A device that measures electric current

• A device that stores electrical energy

• A material that resists the flow of electric current

What is an electric current?

• The resistance to the flow of electric charge

• The force that pushes electrons in a circuit

• The voltage difference between two points in a circuit

• The flow of electric charge through a conductor

What is an electric force?

• The force of attraction or repulsion between charged particles

• The force that determines the voltage in a circuit

• The force that causes electric current to flow

• The force that measures the resistance in a circuit

What is static electricity?

• The voltage difference between two points in a circuit

• The resistance to the flow of electric charge

• The flow of electric charge through a circuit

• The buildup of electric charge on an object

What is a conductor in electricity?

• A material that allows electric current to flow easily

• A material that resists the flow of electric current

• A device that measures electric current

• A device that stores electrical energy

What is an insulator in electricity?

• A device that measures electric current

• A device that stores electrical energy

• A material that resists the flow of electric current

• A material that allows electric current to flow easily

What is an electron?

• A subatomic particle with a negative charge

• A subatomic particle with a positive charge

• A subatomic particle with no charge

• A subatomic particle with both positive and negative charges

What is resistance in electricity?

• The force that pushes electrons in a circuit

• The flow of electric charge through a conductor

• The measure of how difficult it is for electric current to flow through a material

• The voltage difference between two points in a circuit

What is an electric field?

• A region around a charged object where an electric force is exerted on other charged objects

• A device that stores electrical energy

• A material that resists the flow of electric current

• A device that measures electric current