Question

Electricity is the flow of electrons. The following questions relate to how electricity is quantified.

1. Electrons are charged particles. The amount of charge that passes per unit time is called ____.

a. current

b. potential

c. voltage

 

2. The driving force for the electrons (i.e., the reason they are flowing in the first place) is measured by ______.

a. charge

b. potential

c. current

 

3. Charge is measured in ______.

a. amperes (A)

b. coulombs (C)

c. joules (J)

d. volts (V)

 

4. Current is measured in ______.

a. amperes (A)

b. coulombs (C)

c. joules (J)

d. volts (V)

 

5. Potential is measured in _____.

a. amperes (A)

b. coulombs (C)

c. joules (J)

d. volts (V)