Understanding Current in Electric Circuits

Understanding Current in Electric Circuits

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following terms is NOT mentioned as important when dealing with circuits involving resistors and capacitors?

Current

Voltage

Capacitance

Inductance

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is current defined in the context of an electric circuit?

The voltage across a resistor

The rate of flow of charge past a point

The speed of electrons in a wire

The total number of electrons in a circuit

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the unit of charge used in the explanation of current?

Volt

Ampere

Coulomb

Kum

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What symbol is used to represent current in equations?

V

I

R

C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does one Ampere represent in terms of charge flow?

One Ohm per second

One Coulomb per second

One Kum per second

One Volt per second