TIMSS - PHYSICS 4 - Electricity and Magnetism

__________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

What kind of circuit is this?

• series
• parallel

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

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is this?

• magnet
• electromagnet
• series circuit
• parallel circuit

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

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

• current electricity
• static electricity

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

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