Current Electricity Quiz

What do static electricity and current electricity have in common?

• They are both the result of electrical charges

• They both involve charges that move

• Neither involves movement

• They both need a wire to work

The closed loop that allows electricity to flow is called a __________.

• circuit

• current

• cord

• switch

Current electricity is defined as ___________.

• electrical charges that move through a wire

• electrical charges that do not move

• electrical charges that are up to date

• a type of magnetism

Select the correct label for the object in the picture.

• wire

• battery

• bulb

• switch

Select the correct label for the object in the picture.

• switch

• battery

• bulb

• wire

Select the correct label for the object in the picture.

• bulb

• battery

• switch

• wire

Select the correct label for the object in the picture.

• battery

• bulb

• switch

• wire

Look at the diagram.

Three of the events listed will turn off the bulb, one will not.

Select the event that will NOT cause the bulb to turn off.

• Taping the wire to the table

• Removing the paper clip

• Opening the switch

• Disconnecting the wire from the battery

Most metals are good conductors of electricity.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of electricity?

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