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Electricity and Magnetism Vocab 3 PRENTICE HALL SCIENCE EXPLORER

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The attraction or repulsion between electric charges is called:

a)

Electric Force

b)

Electric Field

c)

Electric Attraction

d)

Electric Reaction

e)

Static Electricity

2.

The region around a charged object where the object's electric force interacts with other objects is a(n):

a)

Electric Field

b)

Electric Force

c)

Electric Zone

d)

Electric Aura

e)

Electric Hemisphere

3.

The build-up of charges on an object is called...

a)

Static Electricity

b)

Static Reaction

c)

Static Buildup

d)

Electric Buildup

4.

This law states that charges are not created or destroyed, only transfered.

a)

Conservation of Charge

b)

Conservation of Change

c)

Conservation of Energy

d)

Conservation of Electricity

e)

Conservation of Static

5.

A method of charging an object by rubbing it against another object is called...

a)

Friction

b)

Static Electricity

c)

Creation of Electricity

d)

Electric Rubbing

6.

The transfer of electrons from one charged object to another by direct contact is called:

a)

Conduction

b)

Induction

7.

The transfer of electrons from one charged object to another by indirect contact is called:

a)

Induction

b)

Conduction

8.

The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another is called...

a)

Static Discharge

b)

Static Removal

c)

Static Excludation

d)

Static Electricity

9.

The continuous flow of electric charges through a material is called an...

a)

Electric Current

b)

Electric Flow

c)

Electric Circut

d)

Electric Discharge

10.

A complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow is called an...

a)

Electric Circut

b)

Electric Flow

c)

Electric Current

11.

A material through which charge can easily flow is called a...

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Volgitator

12.

Material through which charge cannot easily flow is called...

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Volgitator

13.

Another name for potential difference; the difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circut is called...

a)

Voltage

b)

Electricity

14.

A device that creates a potential difference in an electric circut is called...

a)

Voltage Source

b)

Voltage Saver

15.

The measure of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material is called...

a)

Resistance

b)

Conductation

c)

Insulation

16.

Voltage is measured in...

a)

Volts "V"

b)

Ohms "Ω"

c)

Amps "A"

17.

Resistance is measured in:

a)

Ohms "Ω"

b)

Amps "A"

c)

Volts "V"

18.

The rate of an electric current is measured in:

a)

Amps "A"

b)

Volts "V"

c)

Ohms "Ω"