Electric Current Flashcard

What is electric current?

• A flow of electric charges

• static electricity

• two objects repelling from each other

• batteries

A path that is made for an electric current is?

• Static electricity

• conductor

• A circuit

• resistor

A conductor is?

• material that current can pass through easily

• material that current cannot pass through easily

• magnet

• electric current

Metals such as copper and aluminum are good ______________. 

• insulators

• conductors

• circuits

• charges

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The ____________ is the energy that flows from the battery, through the wire in it’s path through the circuit.

• Electric Current

• Conductor

• Electromagnet

• Insulator

An electric current always flows in a closed path, or loop.

• True

• False

A flow of electrons through a conductor is called:

• A river

• A spark

• An electron flow

• A current

Electricity that flows constantly in one direction on a given path.

• current electricity

• static electricity

• electron pathway

• conductor

Circuits often include a _____________ to control the flow of current.

• switch

• conductor

• voltage

• current

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Current flows through the circuit when the circuit is in the condition. ( )

• Broken

• Closed

• Open

• Incomplete