Understanding Electric Charge and Circuits

What is the property that causes subatomic particles like protons and electrons to attract or repel?

• Electric field

• Electric charge

• Electric current

• Resistance

What is the term for a sudden flow of electrons through a pathway?

• Static electricity

• Static discharge

• Induction

• Direct current

What results from electrons at rest on an object?

• Static electricity

• Electric current

• Voltage

• Resistance

What is a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles called?

• Electric charge

• Electric field

• Circuit

• Induction

Which law states that the total charge in an isolated system is constant?

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Law of Conservation of Charge

• Law of Conservation of Momentum

What is the attraction or repulsion of electrically charged objects known as?

• Electric field

• Electric force

• Voltage

• Resistance

What is the transfer of electrons between objects that are not in direct contact called?

• Conduction

• Induction

• Static discharge

• Alternating current

What is a closed continuous path through which electric current flows called?

• Circuit

• Electric field

• Resistance

• Voltage

What is the flow of electric charge known as?

• Electric field

• Electric current

• Voltage

• Resistance

What is a flow of electric charge in only one direction called?

• Alternating current

• Direct current

• Static electricity

• Induction