Electricity Vocabulary Quiz

What is the property that causes subatomic particles like protons and electrons to attract or repel?

• Electric field

• Electric charge

• Voltage

• Resistance

A pathway through which electrons can flow suddenly forms is called a _______.

• Static electricity

• Electric field

• Static discharge

• Circuit

What results from electrons at rest on an object?

• Static electricity

• Electric current

• Induction

• Resistance

A region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles is known as a(n) _______.

• Electric charge

• Electric field

• Circuit

• Voltage

The law stating that the total charge in an isolated system is constant is known as the Law of _______.

• Conservation of energy

• Conservation of charge

• Conservation of mass

• Conservation of momentum

What is the attraction or repulsion of electrically charged objects called?

• Electric force

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Induction

The transfer of electrons between objects that are not in direct contact is known as _______.

• Conduction

• Induction

• Static discharge

• Electric field

A closed continuous path through which electric current flows is called a _______.

• Circuit

• Electric field

• Voltage

• Resistance

What is the flow of electric charge called?

• Voltage

• Electric current

• Resistance

• Induction

A flow of electric charge in only one direction is known as _______.

• Alternating current

• Direct current

• Electric field

• Static electricity