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Electricity and Magnetism Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism with our engaging quiz! Dive into questions about electrical current, circuit types, and scientific principles that power our world.

With 32 exciting questions, you'll explore:

The basics of electric current
Different types of circuits
Historical inventions in electrical science

32 Questions8 MinutesCreated by PowerfulForce42

The unit of measurement for the rate of work done by an electric current is the _______.

Homes are protected from ______ of electric wires by fuses and circuit breakers.

Overflowing

Overheating

Overpowering

The ampere is the unit for measuring rate, or _______ of flow, of a current.

Speed

Volume

Length

________ of a conductor is measured in units called ohms.

Resistance

Power

Volume

Every conducter ________ the flow of electricity.

Increases

Resists

Stops

The greater the _____ of a wire, the greater the current it can carry.

Thickness

Length

insulation

The _______ measures voltage.

Energy can be _______ only by God.

Converted

Used

Created

The pushing force of current is measured in _____.

Nuclear reactors ______ no fossil fuel.

Research

Burst

burn

Every generator has an _________.

Armature

Ion

Electron

Samuel_________ invented the telegraph.

Volta

Edison

Morse

Count ________ invented the first chemical cell.

Ohma

Ampa

Volta

A strong electromagnet can actually pick up a/an ___________.

Automobile

Elephant

Building

The telegraph was the first useful invention to use the (wire, electromagnet, motor).

Wire

electromagnet

Motor

An electric motor covert __________ energy into mechanical energy.

One of the most important uses of electricity is __________.

Lighting

Radio

Neon

The air in the light bulb is replaced with a gas called ____.

An incandescent bulb uses a _______________ filament.

Tungsten

Aluminum

Plastic

With each half rotation of the coil in a generator, the electric current __________ its direction.

Increases

Decreases

Reverses

The simplest type of current electricity is ___ current.

In the United States, most alternating current is _______-cycle current.

110

Alternating circuit is produced by a ____.

A direct current flows and never changes __________.

Volume

Amperage

Direction

The type of circuit in your home is a ________circuit.

Series

Parallel

Open

A series circuit _____________ the amount of voltage among the items in the circuit.

Adds

Increases

Divides

An interrupted circuit is called an ____ circuit.

Series circuits are helpful when connecting ___________ cells together.

Battery

Jail

Living

A generator uses a (closed, magnetic, open) field to produce an electric current.

Closed

Magnetic

Open

We can make a ____ circuit by connecting several items along the path of the conducting wire.

A ____ circuit is a pathway along which electricity can flow.

A car battery contains _________ and lead oxide plates in an acid solution.

Lead

Iron

Steel

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