Electricity Vocab Quiz

Definition: A buildup of electric charges on an object, is usually caused by friction.

• parallel circuit

• static electricity

• electric current

• electric force

Definition: a material in which electrons cannot easily move

• electric insulator

• magnetic field

• electric conductor

• electric field

Definition: an invisible field of force surrounding a charged particle

• electric current

• electric field

• voltage

• static electricity

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Definition: Unit for measuring electric current

• Electric Current

• Voltage

• Amps

• Volts

Definition: A sudden spark, or energy discharge, caused when electrical charges jump between parts of a cloud, between nearby clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.

• static electricity

• electric force

• lightning

• friction

Definition: A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current shared between devices.

• electromagnet

• voltage

• resistor

• series circuit

A measure of how difficult it is for an electrical current to flow through a material. This is measured in Ohms (Ω).

• electric current

• voltage

• electric resistance

• electric field

An electrical device that opposes (works against) some of the flow of electrical current.

• Electric Circuit

• Voltage

• Amps

• Resistor

The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.

• Static Electricity

• Friction

• Gravity

• Motion

Definition: A circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths.

• friction

• parallel circuit

• voltage

• static electricity