Electric Circuits, Electricity, and Magnetism

A pathway for electricity to travel is called___________

• current
• static electrcity
• circuit
• circle

A continuous flow of electricity is called_____________

• series
• circuit
• static
• current

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 two magnets repel each other which poles are facing each other?

• North and South
• South and North
• North and North
• Positive and Negative

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What happens to the magnetic force as an object gets further away from the magnetic field?

• The force increases
• The force decreases
• The force stays the same
• There was no force to begin with

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Which is an example of a conductor?

• Glass
• Plastic
• Copper
• Wood

What is a conductor?

• A material that stops electric current from flowing
• A material that allows electric current to flow easily

Which is an example of an insulator?

• Rubber
• Copper
• Iron
• Steel