Electricity and Circuits Quiz

What is used to measure the current or flow of charge through the circuit?

• Switch

• Motor

• Ammeter

• Battery

What is the unit of measurement for current?

• Ohm

• Volt

• Watt

• Ampere

What is the unit of potential difference?

• Watt

• Volt

• Ohm

• Ampere

What is used to measure potential difference?

• Ammeter

• Voltmeter

• Motor

• Switch

What two things are required for an electric current to flow?

• A light bulb

• A path for the electrons to flow (wires)

• Something to transfer energy to the electrons (battery or power pack)

• A switch

A battery is made from multiple cells

• True

• False

What is the name of the particle flowing in an electrical current?

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Atoms

The charge of a electrons is:

• negative

• positive

• neutral

A battery has a rating of 10V. What does this mean?

• It provides 10V of potential difference to the circuit

• It can only absorb 10V of potential difference

• There are 10V inside the battery

Emily is creating a circuit. She connects one side of wires to a lightbulb and connects the other side of the wires together. Why did the light bulb not work?

• The wires were not connected.

• The lightbulb was broken.

• There is no power source (battery).