Chapter 6 Electricity

What is static electricity?

• electricity produced by like electric charges attracting

• electricity used for powering radios and televisions

• buildup of balanced electric charges

• buildup of excess electric charge

Elements that are shiny and good conductors of electricity are _____.

• colloids

• metalloids  

• metals 

• nonmetals

Negative charges flow from _____.

• low-voltage areas to high-voltage areas

•  insulators to conductors

• low-resistance areas to high-resistance areas

• high-voltage areas to low-voltage areas

________ is related to the push that causes charges to move.

• Induction

• Static

• High-resistance

• Voltage difference

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A(n) _____ is a closed, conducting path.

• current

• circuit 

• resistor

• ampere

____________ is the tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons.

•  Resistance

• Induction

•  Conduction

• Transistance

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In which type of circuit does charge have only one loop to flow through?

•  parallel

• series

• open  

• uniform

 In which type of circuit are there two or more branches for charge to move through?

•  parallel

•  series

• open 

• uniform

The purpose of fuses and circuit breakers is to _____.

• allow circuits to be overloaded

• decrease the resistance

•  prevent circuits from overheating

• increase the voltage in a circuit

The net movement of charges in one direction is called:

• electric dynamics

• electric current

• thermodynamics

•  thermal current

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