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Which quantity is which?

Exercise and reference answers

Items
  1. Item
    Net charge per unit time through an area
    Category
    Current
  2. Item
    Measured in amperes
    Category
    Current
  3. Item
    Charge per second per unit area
    Category
    Current density
  4. Item
    Written j = nqv_d
    Category
    Current density
  5. Item
    The slow average speed of the carriers
    Category
    Drift velocity
  6. Item
    Proportional to the field, not to acceleration
    Category
    Drift velocity
Categories
  1. Item
    Current
  2. Item
    Current density
  3. Item
    Drift velocity

Explanation

Keeping current, current density and drift velocity apart. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 3 Current Electricity.
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