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Electricity Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter is called a/an

a)

electrical conductor

b)

electrical insulator

c)

electric charge

d)

semiconductor

2.

These are a special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors.

a)

electric charge

b)

semiconductor

c)

electrical insulators

d)

static electricity

3.

This is the build up of electric charge on an object.

a)

static electricity

b)

electric charge

c)

electrical conductor

d)

electrical insulator

4.

This is a material through which carges can't move easily.

a)

static electricity

b)

electrical insulator

c)

semiconductor

d)

electrical conductor

5.

This is a material through which charges can move freely.

a)

electrical conductor

b)

electrical insulator

c)

electric charge

d)

semiconductor

6.

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

nucleus

d)

electron

7.

The two particles in the nucleus of an atom are

a)

protons and electrons

b)

electrons and neutrons

c)

protons

d)

protons and neutrons

8.

When an atom gains or loses an electron, it is called a/an

a)

proton

b)

ion

c)

atom

d)

electron

9.

In electric fields charges that are alike _ and charges that are unlike _.

a)

positive, negative

b)

negative, positive

c)

repel, attract

d)

attract, repel

10.

Which of these is a conductor?

a)

copper

b)

silicon

c)

plastic

d)

glass