Electricity and Circuits Quiz

What is electricity described as in the text?

• The flow of water

• The flow of tiny particles called 'electrons'

• A dangerous element that should not be used by people

• A type of energy that can only be used during the day

What analogy is used to describe the flow of electrons?

• Cars driving on a highway

• Water flowing through a hose

• Birds flying in the sky

• Air moving through the atmosphere

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What are materials that let electricity flow through them called?

• Conductors

• Resistors

• Insulators

• Capacitors

What is the difference between AC and DC electricity as described?

• AC can only be used for lighting, while DC can be used for all electrical devices

• DC is more dangerous than AC

• AC alternates direction, while DC flows in one direction

• There is no practical difference between the two

Who were the two scientists mentioned that figured out how to make electricity?

• Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

• Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin

• Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry