10/23/24 Electricity Quiz Review

When we have electricity built up, but not currently moving or flowing, like a negatively charged balloon attracting to a positively charged wall, that is known as...

• static electricity

• magnetism

• electric current

• insulator

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The charge cable for the phone shown below has a protective coating around the wires inside. The coating prevents electric current from escaping the wires. What term best describes the coating on the wire?

• conductor

• magnet

• switch

• insulator

True or False: Conductive materials (ex: copper wires) allow electrons to travel between circuit components.

• True

• False

Which symbol represents the area where chemical energy is stored via a battery?

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Which of the diagrams represents a series circuit?

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Which of the following is a possible path that electric current can travel?

• battery -> light -> battery

• battery -> light -> light -> battery

• battery -> switch -> battery

• light -> switch -> light -> battery

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What will happen if switch Y is open but switch Z is closed?

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  The light will remain dark.

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  The light will flash on and off.

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  The light will illuminate to full brightness.

• The light remains on, no matter the switch positions.

What will happen if switch V is open but switch W is closed?

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  The light will remain dark.

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  The light will flash on and off.

• The light glows in a dull way.

• The light will illuminate to full brightness.

Which of the following do hydropower, nuclear, and gasoline generators have in common?

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  They produce carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change.

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  Kinetic energy causes a turbine to spin.

• The energy source is renewable.

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  Batteries provide a source of energy.

True or False: the closed circuit is when lights are turned off, since it is "closed".

• True

• False