Review

Electricity
Chapter 2

Skill Check 2.1

1. How do electrical charges interact?
a) Charges that are the same attract each
other.
b) Charges that are different attract each
other.
c) Charges that are different repel each other.

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2. Electric force is
a) the attraction or repulsion between
magnetic poles.
b) the attraction or repulsion between like
poles.
c) the attraction or repulsion between
electric charges.

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3. Charging by _________ is the transfer of
electrons from one uncharged object to
another by rubbing.
a) Friction
b) Conduction
c) Induction

Skill Check 2.2

1. Electric current is
a) the continuous flow of electrons through a
material.
b) a complete, unbroken path through which
electric charges can flow.
c) the flow of current through a conductor.

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2. A conductor is
a) a material through which charges cannot
flow easily.
b) a complete, unbroken path through which
electric charges can flow.
c) a material through which charge can easily
flow.

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3. Which of the following is not a resistance
factor?
a) the temperature of a material.
b) the type of material used.
c) the color of the material used.

Skill Check 2.3

1. Volta built the first electric battery by
a) layering zinc, paper soaked in salt water,
and silver.
b) creating the energy stored in chemical
compounds.
c) observing a twitch in frogs that he
hypothesized was some kind of animal
electricity.

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2. An electrochemical cell is
a) a substance that conducts electric current.
b) the part of an electrode above the surface
of the electrolyte.
c) a device that transforms chemical energy
into electrical energy.

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3. A battery is
a) an electrochemical cell in which the
electrolyte is a liquid.
b) a combination of two or more
electrochemical cells in a series.
c) an electrochemical cell in which the
electrolyte is a paste.

Skill Check 2.4

1. Ohms law states that
a) charge cannot be created or destroyed.
b) the resistance is equal to the voltage
divided by the current.
c) R is used to represent resistance, I
represents current, and V represents
voltage.

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2. Which of the following is NOT a basic feature
of an electric circuit?
a) Has a source of electrical energy.
b) Are connected by conducting wires.
c) Contains an ammeter to measure current.

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3. Which of the follow is an advantage that
parallel circuits have over series circuits?
a) If one light goes out, the other lights will
remain lit.
b) It is easier to use an ammeter to measure
current.
c) They require less wire to connect all of
their circuits.

Skill Check 2.5

1. The rate at which energy is transformed from
one form to another is known as
a) power
b) voltage
c) current

Skill Check 2.5

2. You can calculate power by
a) Voltage / Current
b) Power x Time
c) Voltage x Current

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3. The total amount of energy used by an
appliance is equal to
a) Voltage / Current
b) Power x Time
c) Voltage x Current