Electricity Quiz

A material that allows electricity to flow is __________________.

• a conductor

• an insulator

• resistance

• a metal

A material that works against the flow of electricity is _____________.

• a conductor

• an insulator

• resistance

• metal

All known superconductors____________________.

• are metals

• are insulators

• need to be very cold in order to be superconductors

• all of the above

The opposite of a conductor is _____________.

• a superconductor

• an insulator

• a conductor

• a semiconductor

A material that has properties of both a conductor and an insulator is_______________.

• a superconductor

• silver

• metals

• a semiconductor

The word current means ____________________.

• the difference in electrical potential between two places along an electrical circuit

• the flow of electric charge

• a flow of electrons that is always changing directions

• a flow of electrons along a circuit in one direction

What is voltage?

• the difference in electrical potential between two places along an electrical circuit

• the flow of electric charge

• a flow of electrons that is always changing directions

• a flow of electrons along a circuit in one direction

We measure current in a standard unit called _______________.

• amperes

• coulombs

• voltage

• Ohm

______ is related to the push that causes charges to move.

• Induction

• Static

• High-resistance

• Voltage difference

A(n) _____ is a closed, conducting path.

• current

• circuit

• resistor

• ampere