Electricity Vocabulary Quiz

What is the smallest particle of an element that has a negative charge?

• proton

• electron

• photon

• neutron

What is the unit of electric current?

• C

• D

• A

• B

What is the property of a material to allow the flow of electric current?

• Rigidity

• Conductivity

• Transparency

• Opacity

What is the force that causes two like charges to push away from each other?

• Electrostatic force

• Gravitational force

• Magnetic force

• Frictional force

What is the unit of electrical resistance?

• watt

• volt

• ampere

• ohm

What is the part of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons?

• nucleus

• nuclear membrane

• electron cloud

• outer shell

What is the property of a material to prevent the flow of electric current?

• Insulating property

• Electric property

• Conducting property

• Current property

What is the law that states the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points?

• Ohm's Law

• Einstein's Law

• Tesla's Law

• Newton's Law

What is a device that produces electricity through chemical reactions?

• Wind turbine

• Battery

• Solar panel

• Hydroelectric dam