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Electricity and Circuits Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Charges added to a conductor quickly spread over the surface of the object.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Electric charge is neither created nor destroyed; it is conserved.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Electric charges exist within atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A series circuit has more than one path for the electric current to follow.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Like charges attract, whereas opposite charges repel.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A(n) ___ is described as a flow of charged particles.

a)

resistor

b)

electric current

c)

electric circuit

d)

resistance

7.

A circuit that has two or more separate branches for current is a ___.

a)

parallel circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

circuit diagram

d)

electron circuit

8.

The rate at which an electrical device converts energy from one form to another is called ___.

a)

electrical energy

b)

electrical resistance

c)

electrical power

d)

voltage regulation

9.

Transferring charge by touching or rubbing is called ____.

a)

a. charging by contact

b)

b. convection

c)

c. insulation

d)

d. none of these

10.

Electric charge that has accumulated on an object is referred to as ____.

a)

a. circuit electricity

b)

b. current circuit

c)

c. current electricity

d)

d. static electricity

11.

An ____ is described as the flow of electric charge or current equal to one coulomb per second.

a)

a. volt

b)

b. capacitor

c)

c. capacitance

d)

d. ampere

12.

The source of constant electric current is a ____.

a)

a. coulomb

b)

b. dry cell

c)

c. switch

d)

d. transformer

13.

An area with excess electrons has a net ____ charge; an area with a deficit of electrons has a net ____ charge.

a)

a. negative, positive

b)

b. positive, negative

c)

c. positive, neutral

d)

d. negative, neutral

14.

Resistance is measured in a unit called the ____.

a)

a. ampere

b)

b. watt

c)

c. ohm

d)

d. volt

15.

Electric field lines are directed ____ positive charges and ____ negative charges.

a)

a. away from, toward

b)

b. toward, away from

c)

c. parallel to, perpendicular to

d)

d. perpendicular to, parallel to

16.

____ is described as a property that determines how much current will flow for a given battery voltage.

a)

a. Resistance

b)

b. Resistor

17.

Lightning is ____.

a)

a buildup of neutrons

b)

harmless

c)

a buildup of protons

d)

a large discharge of static electricity

18.

Normally, atoms are electrically neutral because there are ____.

a)

more protons than electrons

b)

more electrons than protons

c)

equal numbers of protons and neutrons

d)

equal numbers of protons and electrons

19.

Match the following

a)

Fuse

1.

metal melts if too much current

b)

Circuit Breaker

2.

metal bends if too much current

c)

Electroscope

3.

detects the presence of electric charges

d)

Conductor

4.

Material in which electrons move freely

e)

Insulator

5.

Material in which electrons cannot move

20.

Voltage difference is measured in ____.

a)

volts

b)

amps

c)

ohms

d)

watts

21.

When no current flows through a circuit, it's called a(n) ____.

a)

open circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

bummer