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Unit 5 Electricity and Magnestism

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  • Q1
    Protons are a ________ charge.
    positive
    negative
    neutral
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  • Q2
    Electrons are a ______ charge.
    negative
    neutral
    positive
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  • Q3
    What do we call the accumulation of excess electric charges on an object?
    static electricity
    electric current
    voltage difference
    circuit
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  • Q4
    Atoms become charged by gaining or losing electrons.
    False
    True
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  • Q5
    What law states that electric charges can be transferred from object to object, but it cannot be created or destroyed?
    Law of Conservation
    Amdahl's Law
    Law of Conservation of Charge
    Law of Electromagnetism
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  • Q6
    Opposite charges repel each other.
    True
    False
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  • Q7
    What type of materials allow electrons to move easily?
    plastic
    conductors
    wood
    insulators
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  • Q8
    What is an example of a conductor?
    aluminum foil
    glass
    diamond
    rubber
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  • Q9
    What type of materials do not allow electrons to move easily?
    wire
    aluminum foil
    conductors
    insulators
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  • Q10
    What is an example of an insulator?
    styrofoam
    water
    silver
    copper
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  • Q11
    What is the process of transferring charge by touching or rubbing called?
    Charging by Induction
    Direct Current
    Alternating Current
    Charging by Contact
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  • Q12
    What is the net movement of electric charges in a single direction through a wire or conductor called?
    circuit
    voltage difference
    electric current
    resistance
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  • Q13
    What is the force that causes electric charges to flow which goes from high to low voltage called?
    voltage difference
    resistance
    magnetism
    Ohm's Law
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  • Q14
    What is a closed path that electric current follows called?
    electric fuse
    current
    battery
    circuit
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  • Q15
    Which of the following does not allow currents to flow through them?
    open switch
    wires
    battery
    voltage difference
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  • Q16
    Chemical reactions occur in a moist paste causing transfer of electrons is a description of what type of battery?
    wet cell
    electronic fuse
    circuit breakers
    dry cell
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  • Q17
    Contains two connected plates made of different metals in conducting solutions is a description of what type of battery?
    electronic fuse
    wet cell
    dry cell
    circuit breaker
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  • Q18
    What is an example of a wet cell battery?
    car battery
    alkaline battery
    lead-acid battery
    lithium battery
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  • Q19
    What is the tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, changing electrical energy into thermal and light energy called?
    Ohms Law
    resistance
    series circuit
    parallel circuit
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  • Q20
    Making wires thinner, longer or hotter increases resistance.
    True
    False
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