Electric Current & Circuits Vocab Quiz

A flow of charged particles.

• Electric Current

• Conventional Current

• Electric Circuit

• Battery

A closed loop or pathway that allows electrical charges to flow.

• Conventional current

• Electric Circuit

• Battery

• Ampere

A device made up of several galvanic cells connected together that converts chemical energy to electrical energy.

• Resistance

• Ampere

• Ohm

• Battery

A flow of electrical charge, or electric current, equal to one Coulomb per second (1 C/s)

• Electric circuit

• Battery

• Ampere

• Resistance

The measure of how strongly an object or material impedes the flow of electric charge produced by a potential difference; equal to the potential difference by the current.

• Resistance

• Ohm

• Battery

• Voltage Divider

The SI unit of resistance (Ω); 1 Ω is the resistance permitting a current of 1 A to flow when a potential difference of 1 V is applied across the resisting component.

• Resistance

• Ohm

• Resistor

• Battery

A type of connection in which there is only a single current path.

• Series Connection

• Parallel Connection

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

A type of electric circuit in which there are several current paths; its total current is equal to the sum of the currents in the individual branches, and if any branch is opened, the current in the other branches remains unchained.

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Connection

• Series Connection

A type of connection in which there are two or more current paths to follow

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Connection

• Parallel Connection

A type of electric circuit in which there is only one current path and all current travels through each device; the current is the same everywhere and is equal to the potential difference divided by the equivalent resistance.

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Parallel Connection

• Series Connection