Unit 8 Electricity and Magnetism Exam

__________is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material that builds up.

• static electricity
• current electricity
• circuits
• load

A pathway for electricity to travel is called___________

• current
• static electrcity
• circuit
• circle

A continuous flow of electricity is called_____________

• series
• circuit
• static
• current

In a parallel circuit if one light bulb goes OUT; then they ALL go out. TRUE OR FALSE?

• TRUE
• FALSE

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

How do you make an electromagnet stronger?

• Add a motor and/or lightbulbs
• Add more light bulbs and/or wire coils
• add more wire coils and/or a switch
• add more wire coils and/or batteries

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What is a switch's function in a circuit?

• to make the current hotter or colder
• turn on and off the flow of current
• the pathway that current flows
• to add more power to the circuit

How are electromagnets different from magnets?

• magnets can be turned on/off
• you can turn an electromagnet on/off
• magnets are more powerful
• magnets have a North and South pole

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When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________

• current electricity
• static electricity

A material that allows the free flow of electric charges.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Semiconductor

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