Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary Quiz

What is the flow of electric charge called?

• voltage stream

• electricity flow

• charge movement

• electric current

Which materials allow electric current to pass through them easily?

• Insulators

• Conductors

• Plastic

• Wood

What is the build-up of stationary negative electric charge on an object called?

• Static electricity

• Kinetic electricity

• Moving electricity

• Dynamic electricity

What type of electricity is produced by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?

• AC electricity

• Current electricity

• Static electricity

• Frictional electricity

What is a complete path that allows electricity to flow called?

• road

• tunnel

• circuit

• bridge

What are materials that do not allow electric current to pass through them easily called?

• Insulators

• Transistors

• Semiconductors

• Conductors

What is the build-up of electric charge on an object due to contact with another object called?

• Kinetic electricity

• Dynamic electricity

• Static electricity

• Moving electricity

What is the material that allows electric current to pass through it easily called?

• Plastic

• Wood

• Conductor

• Insulator

An electric circuit with two or more paths for current is called ______________________.

• a parallel circuit
• a series circuit
• a short circuit
• an open circuit

What does a switch do for a circuit?

• It keeps the circuit closed
• It makes the circuit opened or closed
• it keeps the circuit on
• it does not help the circuit