Electromagnets

What are the components of the electromagnets?

• battery, wire and bulb

• battery , copper wire and paper clips

• battery, copper wire and iron nail

• battery, wire and aluminum

What would happen if you took one end of the wire off the battery?

• The nail will be a magnet.

• The nail would no longer be a magnet

• Nothing will happened.

• The nail will heats up.

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Which part of the electromagnets turned into a magnet when electricity flows through a coiled wire?

• Battery

• Copper wire

• Iron Nail

• Bulb

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Electric currents produce _____________

• electron clouds

• magnetic fields

• sound waves

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How can the strength of an electromagnet be increased? (mark all that apply)

• increase the current flowing through the coil

• increase the number of coils

• add an amplifier to it

• put iron core inside the coil

Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.

• magnetic field
• electrical current
• another magnet
• an enemy

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What are the ends of a magnet called?

• East and west poles
• Left and Right ends
• North and South ends
• North and South poles

What effect will the south pole of one magnet have on the south pole of another magnet?

• Repulsive
• Attractive
• Combative
• No effect

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This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

• Add more coils of wire to the nail.
• Use a smaller battery.
• Reverse the poles of the magnet.
• Remove all the coils and the nail.

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In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.

• wire, iron, electric
• electric, wire, iron
• iron, electric, wire
• excited, hair, apple