Current Electricity Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the presence and flow of electric charge?

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Electricity

• Battery

Fill in the blank: The flow of electrons through a conductor is measured in ______.

• Volts

• Amperes

• Ohms

• Watts

Which type of circuit provides only one path for the current flow?

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Electric Current

• Conductor

Fill in the blank: A material that does not conduct electricity or heat easily is called an ______.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Battery

• Voltage

What is the measure of how much potential a charge loses when it moves through a material?

• Voltage

• Resistance

• Ohm's Law

• Battery

Fill in the blank: The electrical difference between two points in a circuit is measured in ______.

• Amperes

• Volts

• Ohms

• Watts

What law states that current is equal to potential difference divided by resistance?

• Ohm's Law

• Kirchhoff's Law

• Faraday's Law

• Coulomb's Law

Fill in the blank: A combination of electrochemical cells that produces a potential difference is called a ______.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Battery

• Voltage

Which term describes anything that allows electricity or heat to travel through it freely?

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Battery

• Resistance