Electric Current Test Review

The measure of the amount of electrical energy transferred by an electric charge as it moves from one point to another in a circuit.

• resistance

• ohm

• voltage

• current

A circuit in which the devices are connected so that there is only one closed path for the current to flow.

• Series circuit

• Parallel circuit

• voltage

• resistance

The flow of electric charges (electrons). Mark only one oval.

• voltage

• electric resistance

• electric circuit

• electric current

A closed path in which electrons can flow.

• voltage

• electric resistance

• electric circuit

• electric current

A circuit in which the devices are connected so that there is more than one closed path for the current to flow.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• electric current

• electric resistance

The measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in an object.

• series circuit

• parallel circuit

• electric current

• electric resistance

An electric current is a flow of what?

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Photons

What happens when electrons collide with atoms in a material?

• The electrons stop moving completely.

• Electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy, such as heat and light.

• The material becomes electrically neutral.

• The electric field disappears.

Which type of energy results from the repeated collisions between electrons and atoms?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Static electricity

• Gravity

The electrical energy transferred to the circuit depends on what?

• The resistance

• The electric field

• Kinetic energy

• Direction the electrons flow