Electricity Chapter 1 Section 1 Quiz

If an atom has 6 electrons it will have_____protons.

• 0

• 5

• 6

• 1

The process of providing a pathway to drain excess electrical charge to the Earth is called ____.

• static discharge

• insulation

• grounding

• ALFing!

The buildup of electric charges on an object is called a ____.

• circuit charge

• static charge

• current circuit

• current charge

Two objects will attract one another when they have ____.

• like charges

• the same amount of charge

• opposite charges

• no charge

An electric field gets stronger as you ____.

• get closer to a charge

• get farther from a charge

• add milk to an object

• remove electrons from a negatively charged object

Normally, atoms are electrically neutral (they have no charge) because there are ____.

• more protons than electrons

• more electrons than protons

• equal numbers of protons and neutrons

• equal numbers of protons and electrons

A material through which electrons DO NOT easily flow is a(n)____.

• conductor

• insulator

• fuse

• ALFER!

One example of a good conductor is ____.

• copper

• glass

• wood

• rubber

One example of a good insulator is ____.

• copper

• plastic

• gold

• aluminum

TRUE OR FALSE:

The rule of electric charges can be stated as "like charges attract and unlike charges repel."

• TRUE

• FALSE