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Electricity 101

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "electricity" has its roots from the Greek word "elektron" which means

a)

conductor

b)

amber

c)

spark

d)

magnet

2.

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental force of nature?

a)

gravitational

b)

electromagnetic

c)

weak

d)

energy

3.

He is the first person to differentiate between a positive and negative charge.

a)

MIchael Faraday

b)

Alessandro Volta

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Andre Ampere

4.

The net charge of a closed system NEVER changes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The electric field is strong where field lines are

a)

close

together

b)

far apart.

c)

evenly distributed

d)

depends on the medium

6.

Field lines start on _____ charges and end on _____ charges.

a)

positive, negative

b)

negative, positive

c)

positive, positive

d)

positive, negative

7.

The SI Unit for Electric Force is

a)

Coulomb

b)

Newton per Coulomb

c)

Newton per Square Coulomb

d)

Newton

8.

Field lines never cross.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

If the ion has more electrons than protons, it is called a/an

a)

anion

b)

cation

c)

isotope

d)

dipole

10.

Ohm's Law is stated as

a)

R = I/V

b)

V = IR

c)

I = VR

d)

I = R/V