ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

What is a wire in a circuit wrapped around an iron core called?

• electromagnet
• generator
• electric motor

If a light bulb is added to a circuit and it turns on, what can we say about this circuit?

• open
• incomplete
• unbroken 
• off

What energy transformation takes place in a battery powered fan that is spinning?

• kinetic to chemical to electrical
• chemical to kinetic
• chemical to electrical to kinetic
• electrical to kinetic to chemical

What are huge wheels that rotate when pushed by water, wind, or steam?

• magnet wheels
• turbines
• batteries
• generators 

What is the region of force around a magnet known as?

• magnetic field
• magnetic pole
• magnetic domain 
• lodestone

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If two atoms, each with a different charge (+ and -), were brought near each other, they would....

• attract each other

• repel each other

• create static discharge

• have on effect on each other

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Walking across a carpet is a perfect example of charge being transferred by...

• contact

• induction

• static electricity

• friction

If a neutral metal comb is held near an object with a negative charge, the comb will become charged by....

• static discharge

• contact

• friction

• induction

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What type of current is produced by a battery?

• parallel current

• alternating current

• direct current

• potential current

In which of the following materials do charges to flow more easily?

• glass

• wool

• metal wires

• rubber mats

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