Electricity Intro

If the number of positive and negative charges are the same, the matter is _________.

• electric charge

• neutral

• repel

• attracts

A positive charge and a negative charge will

• attract

• repel

• do nothing

A positive charge and a positive charge will

• attract

• repel

• do nothing

A flow of charged particles such as this is called an ______.

• voltage

• electric current

• circuit

• resistance

What are the two types of electricity?

• Static and electrons

• Current and voltage

• Series and parallel

• Static and current

What 3 things does a circuit need for current to flow?

• energy source, energy user, wires

• energy source, switch, wires

• energy source, energy user, switch

• energy user, switch, wires

Which of the following is a negatively charged particle?

• proton
• electron
• coulomb
• neutron

A component of a circuit that can be used to "open" or "close" the circuit.

• switch

• resistor

• bulb

• battery

Static electricity is the buildup of charges between two objects. What best explains why a balloon is attracted to hair when the two have been rubbed together?

• The balloon and hair both have positive charges

• The balloon and the hair both have negative charges

• The balloon and the hair both have neutral charges

• The balloon and the hair both have opposite charges

The buildup of electric charges on an object is call:

• staying electricity

• starting electricity

• static electricity

• John Travoltage's fool sliding on a carpet