Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary Set #1

What is the term for the flow of electric charge?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Electric current

• Gravity

Which unit is used to measure electric current?

• Volt

• Ampere

• Ohm

• Joule

What is a material called that allows electric charge to flow through it easily?

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Electromagnet

• Electric field

What is the term for a material that resists the flow of electric charge?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Electromagnet

• Electric field

What is the force called that acts between charged particles?

• Gravity

• Electric force

• Magnetic force

• Nuclear force

What is the region around a charged particle where its electric force is exerted called?

• Magnetic field

• Electric field

• Gravitational field

• Electromagnetic field

What is a device called that uses electric current to produce a magnetic field?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Electromagnet

• Electric field

What is the term for the natural force that attracts objects toward each other?

• Electric force

• Magnetic force

• Gravity

• Electromagnetism

What is the term for the number of cycles per second in a wave?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the term for the study of stationary electric charges or fields?

• Electrodynamics

• Electrostatics

• Electromagnetism

• Electronics