Electricity and Circuits Quiz

A circuit that has two or more separate branches for current is a ___.

• parallel circuit

• series circuit

• circuit diagram

• electron circuit

The rate at which an electrical device converts energy from one form to another is called ___.

• electrical energy

• electrical resistance

• electrical power

• voltage regulation

An ____ is described as the flow of electric charge or current equal to one coulomb per second.

• a. volt

• b. capacitor

• c. capacitance

• d. ampere

Charges added to a conductor quickly spread over the surface of the object.

• True

• False

Electric charge is neither created nor destroyed; it is conserved.

• True

• False

A(n) ___ is described as a flow of charged particles.

• resistor

• electric current

• electric circuit

• resistance

Electric charge that has accumulated on an object is referred to as ____.

• a. circuit electricity

• b. current circuit

• c. current electricity

• d. static electricity

____ is described as a property that determines how much current will flow for a given battery voltage.

• a. Resistance

• b. Resistor

Voltage difference is measured in ____.

• volts

• amps

• ohms

• watts

Like charges attract, whereas opposite charges repel.

• True

• False