Electricity and Charge Quiz

Protons have a _______________ electrical charge: electrons have a _________________ electrical charge.

• negative; neutral

• positive; negative

• positive; neutral

• neutral; negative

Opposite charges ______________, and like charges __________________.

• repel; attract

• attract; repel

• decrease; increase

• increase; decrease

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Charging by _____________ is the rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object.

• conduction

• induction

• static electricity

• voltage

Materials that do not allow electric current to pass through easily.

• insulators

• conductors

• neutrons

• protons

Accumulation of electrical charges on an object.

• electrons

• protons

• static electricity

• voltage

Current is usually the flow of _____________.

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

• resistance

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Charges flow from _______ voltage to _______ voltage.

• low; high

• decrease; increase

• high; low

• increase; decrease

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons.

• conduction

• induction

• resistance

• voltage

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

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Making wires thinner, longer, or hotter _____________ voltage.

• decreases

• increases

• attracts

• repels

Rubber

• conductor

• insulator