Electricity and Circuits Quiz

Charges added to a conductor quickly spread over the surface of the object.

• True

• False

Electric charge is neither created nor destroyed; it is conserved.

• True

• False

Electric charges exist within atoms.

• True

• False

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A series circuit has more than one path for the electric current to follow.

• True

• False

Like charges attract, whereas opposite charges repel.

• True

• False

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A(n) ___ is described as a flow of charged particles.

• resistor

• electric current

• electric circuit

• resistance

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A circuit that has two or more separate branches for current is a ___.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• circuit diagram

• electron circuit

The rate at which an electrical device converts energy from one form to another is called ___.

• electrical energy

• electrical resistance

• electrical power

• voltage regulation

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Transferring charge by touching or rubbing is called ____.

• a. charging by contact

• b. convection

• c. insulation

• d. none of these

Electric charge that has accumulated on an object is referred to as ____.

• a. circuit electricity

• b. current circuit

• c. current electricity

• d. static electricity