Electricity Quiz

What is static electricity?

• The flow of electric current through a wire

• The buildup of electric charges on an object

• The movement of electrons in a circuit

• The discharge of electricity in the atmosphere

What does the Law of Conservation of Charge state?

• Charge can be created and destroyed

• Charge can only be transferred between objects

• Charge is a form of energy

• Charge can be transferred from one object to another, but it can't be created or destroyed

What is the role of an electric field?

• It stores electric charge

• It prevents the flow of electrons

• It exerts a force on electric charges

• It connects two different charged objects

Which of the following is a conductor?

• A material in which electrons can move easily

• A material in which electrons cannot move easily

• A material that stores electric charges

• A material that insulates heat

What defines an insulator?

• A material that allows electricity to pass through easily

• A material in which electrons can move easily

• A material in which electrons can't move easily

• A material that generates electricity

What is the process of transferring charges by touching or rubbing called?

• Charging by induction

• Electroscope

• Charging by contact

• Gravity

What does charging by induction involve?

• A device detecting electric charge

• Transfer of charges by touching

• Attractive force between two objects

• Rearranging electrons on a nearby neutral object

What is an electroscope used for?

• Measuring the mass of objects

• Detecting when an object has an electric charge

• Transferring charges by rubbing

• Calculating gravitational force

What defines gravity?

• A device that detects electric charges

• The transfer of charges by contact

• The attractive force between two objects depending on their masses and the distances between them

• Rearranging electrons on a neutral object

What are three things you use everyday that use electricity but do not plug into outlets?

• Solar-powered calculator

• Battery-operated clock

• Smartphone