Electricity and Static Charges Quiz

What are the only part of the atom that can be easily moved?

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Nuclei

What is the flow of electrons (or charge carriers) around a circuit called?

• Static electricity

• Voltage

• Current

• Resistance

What happens to electrons in static electricity?

• They move freely

• They are stored in one place, unable to move

• They are destroyed

• They become protons

Which of the following is NOT one of the Golden Rules of Static Electricity?

• Like charges repel

• Unlike charges attract

• A neutral object has equal numbers of positive and negative charges

• An object becomes charged when there is positive charge transferred

What is the fundamental property of particles that allows them to exert a force on other charged particles?

• Mass

• Charge

• Volume

• Density

What is the unit of charge?

• Amperes (A)

• Volts (V)

• Coulombs (C)

• Ohms (Ω)

What do charges create around themselves?

• Magnetic field

• Electric field

• Gravitational field

• Nuclear field

What is electricity?

• The flow of protons around a circuit

• The flow of neutrons around a circuit

• The flow of charge around a circuit

• The flow of atoms around a circuit

What is required for a circuit to be complete?

• A resistor

• A capacitor

• A cell or battery

• An inductor

What is current?

• The rate of flow of charge

• The rate of flow of electrons

• The rate of flow of energy

• The rate of flow of light