Electricity Quiz

The electric current supplied by your local power company to your home is alternating current.

• True

• False

The load, such as a battery, provides a steady supply of electrons.

• True

• False

Batteries produce electricity by changing kinetic energy into electrical energy.

• True

• False

North pole end of a magnet resists the south pole end.

• True

• False

Electricity is when the ____ of an atom moves from one place to another.

• A. Nucleus

• B. Neutrons

• C. Electrons

• D. Protons

A good example of a conductor is what?

• A. glass

• B. copper

• C. plastic

• D. Rubber

What is it called when the flow of electrons are limited?

• A. Adhesion

• B. Electric current

• C. Resistance

• D. Conductor

What is used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy?

• fuel

• turbine

• generator

• transformer

Which is not an example of mechanical energy used in power plants?

• Wind

• Water

• burning fossil Fuels

• gravity

What can you coil and make a solenoid have an even stronger field?

• wood

• iron

• plastic

• paper