Unit 10 Electricity Review

A material through which charges do not flow well.

• insulator

• switch

• current

• short circuit

A device that can be used to easily stop and start the flow of electricity in a circuit.

• insulator

• switch

• current

• electric field

The actual flow of electric charges through a circuit.

• electric field

• insulator

• short circuit

• current

An accidental extra path for electricity to flow that can lead to a fire.

• short circuit

• electric field

• current

• insulator

The area around a charged object where other nearby objects can “sense” the charge and begin to respond to it.

• electric field

• current

• short circuit

• insulator

The process of acquiring (gaining) a charge on an object, usually as a result of friction, is called:

• static electricity

• discharge

• current

• induction

_______ is the rearrangement that occurs within a neutral object when it is placed near a charged object.

• induction

• static electricity

• potential difference

• short circuit

In the lightning process, the actual bolt that travels from the cloud down to the ground is an example of:

• discharge

• induction

• static electricity

• insulation

Which object is the best conductor of electricity?

• plastic

• metal

• wood

• rubber

This scientific instrument is used to detect if an object has an electrical charge_______.

• electroscope

• voltmeter

• chargometer

• ohmmeter