Electricity and Magnetic Force Review

An example of the result of static discharge is

• all of the choices are correct

• lightning

• feeling a shock when you touch a doorknob

• seeing a spark when you pet your cat

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The attraction or repulsion between magnets is

• magnetism

• magnetic force

• magnetic poles

• magnetic field

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A paper clip is made into a temporary magnet using a bar magnet. The paper clip will be a magnet

• as long as contact exists

• as long as current is flowing

• permanently over time

• only in the presence of another paper clip

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A magnet always exerts a(n) ________ on an object that is not itself a magnet.

• pull

• push

• gravitational field

• electric field

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The location on a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest is known as

• magnetic pole

• magnetic field

• magnetism

• compass

In a single magnetic field, when the field lines are closer together, the field is _______________ when they are far apart.

• stronger than

• weaker than

• the same as

• more

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Earth's magnetic field changes the ______________ of the charged particles from the sun.

• motion

• composition

• charge

• direction

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The constant stream of particles from the sun is known as the

• solar wind

• solar flare

• solar energy

• arctic blast

Earth's magnetic poles are

• located near the geographic poles

• where the planet's magnetic field is the strongest

• where the magnetic field lines cross each other

• more than one option is correct

Materials in the __________ of the Earth generate a magnetic field that surrounds the planet.

• core

• mantle

• crust

• rocks