Electricity & Magnetism Quiz

Match the following

• series circuit

• devices are linked together with separate pathways or loops; current is split and can take different routes

• parallel circuit

• circuit with a break; the switch is open

• open circuit

• devices are linked together in a row (one after another) and the current flows sequentially

• closed circuit

• continuous circuit without breaks; the switch is closed

Match the following

Groups:

(a) insulator

,

(b) conductor

• wate

• copper

• wood

• glass

• water

• metals

The resistance through a wire depends upon the type of metal, the length of the wire, and the diameter of the wire. Electricity will always choose -

• resistance does not matter to electric current

• it depends on the situation

• the path with the most resistance

• the path with the least resistance

SERIES circuit: What happens to the brightness of the first light bulb as we ADD MORE light bulbs?

• the current (light bulb brightness) INCREASES with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) DECREASES with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) is NOT affected with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) INCREASES or DECREASES depending on the situation

PARALLEL circuit: What happens to the brightness of the first light bulb as we ADD MORE light bulbs?

• the current (light bulb brightness) INCREASES with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) DECREASES with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) is NOT affected with each additional bulb

• the current (light bulb brightness) INCREASES or DECREASES depending on the situation

Match the following

• transistor

• allows the current to flow in only one direction

• diode

• used to amplify a signal or as a switch

• semiconductor

• a material that conducts better than an insulator

Objects are naturally ​neutral but can be charged by gaining or losing ​ ​ (a)   .

• electrons
• neutrons
• protons
• ions

A _____ is a material that does not allow elecricity to flow, while a(n) _____ is a material that allows electricity to flow. ​

• semiconductor, dielectric
• insulator, conductor
• resistor, capacitor
• conductor, insulator

Match the following

• Switch

• Acts as a circuit breaker. When closed, electricity will flow. When open, electricity will not flow.

• Voltage

• equation describing the relationship between voltage, resistance and current

• Ohm's Law

• Opposes current in a circuit

• Resistance

• Force that causes electrons to move around a circuit. It is provided by a battery or an outlet.

Match the following

• volts

• Resistance is measured in

• ohms

• Electrical power is measured in

• amps

• Current is measured in

• watts

• Voltage is measured in