Physics Unit 7: Current Electricity Vocabulary Test

What is a conducting circle or loop through which current can flow?

• Circuit

• Resistor

• Battery

• Switch

What is the rate of electric charge with respect to time as it moves through a circuit?

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Current

• Power

Which law defines how voltage is calculated using V=IR?

• Ohm’s law

• Law of conservation of energy

• Parallel circuit law

• Series circuit rule

What is an electrical circuit in which each resistor must have its own complete path to the voltage source, operating independently?

• Series circuit

• Parallel circuit

• Schematic

• Circuit

What is the difference in electric potential (voltage) between two points in a circuit?

• Current

• Resistance

• Potential difference

• Electric potential

What is the rate at which work is done or energy is transformed, measured in watts?

• Power

• Voltage

• Resistance

• EMF

What property slows the flow of current in a wire, typically measured in ohms?

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Circuit

• Conductor

What is a diagram or graphical representation of an electrical circuit using symbols?

• Schematic

• Resistor

• Battery

• Volt

What type of electrical circuit connects all resistors on one path from the positive to the negative terminal of the power source?

• Parallel circuit

• Series circuit

• Circuit

• Schematic

What device measures the current flowing through a circuit?

• Voltmeter

• Ammeter

• Switch

• Resistor