Electricity and Circuits Quiz

What is electricity?

• A type of gas used in batteries

• The flow of electrical charge through a conductor

• The heat produced by friction

• A solid material used in making circuits

What is the charge of a proton?

• Negative

• Neutral

• Positive

• Double Negative

Where are electrons located in an atom?

• In the nucleus

• In the outer shells/orbitals

• Inside the proton

• In the neutron

What is the electrical charge of a neutron?

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

• Variable

Which of the following best defines a circuit?

• A path through which electricity flows

• A storage container for batteries

• A device that measures temperature

• A conductor that stores light

What is the purpose of a switch in an electric circuit?

• To store electricity

• To increase voltage

• To open or close the circuit

• To generate heat

What is the function of a battery in a circuit?

• To resist electric current

• To supply electrical energy

• To measure electric current

• To cool down the circuit

What happens when a lamp is connected to a working circuit?

• It explodes

• It stores energy

• It lights up

• It breaks the circuit

What are the terminals of a battery?

• The positive and negative ends

• The wires connected to the switch

• The copper inside the wire

• The ends of a resistor

Why are copper wires used in circuits?

• They are colorful

• They are poor conductors

• They are inexpensive insulators

• They are good conductors