Electricity Basics

The flow of electric charges is

• voltage

• current

• resistance

• electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A closed path that electric current flows is a

• circuit

• wire

• track

• hallway

What is the unit of measurement for current?

• Amperes

• Ohm's

• Volts

• Watts

In our circuit builds, a ________________________provides the voltage to push current through the circuit.

• switch

• battery

• resistor

• wire

What is the term used to describe the opposition that a device or material offers to the flow of direct current?

• Resistance

• Capacitance

• Inductance

• Conductance

Electrical lights will not come on unless their electrical circuit is a --

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• closed circuit

• short circuit

What type of energy transformation occurs in a battery-powered flashlight?

• Chemical to Electrical to Light

• Electrical to Chemical to Light

• Light to Chemical to Electrical

• Chemical to Light to Electrical

Opposite charges ____________________.

• repel

• attract

When a switch is _________________, electric current can move through the circuit.

• off

• on

Like charges ______________________.

• repel

• attract