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Electricity and Electromagnets

Authored by Schyler Anderson

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Electricity and Electromagnets
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A flowing electric current creates a magnetic field.

True

False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Opposites ________________, likes _______________. 

attract, repel

repel, attract

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An electromagnet can be created by wrapping a wire around a nail and attaching two ends of the wire to a battery. What happens in an electromagnet?

Electrical energy transforms into mechanical energy.

Electrical energy produces a magnetic field.

Mechanical energy transforms into electrical energy.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you add more coils to an electromagnet, what happens to its strength?

It stays the same

It decreases

It increases

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many everyday objects rely on electromagnets to work. 

True

False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Electromagnets =

Magnetic field only

Electricity + magnet

Electric Current only

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Looking at the electromagnet pictured, will it pick up paper clips in its current state?

No, the circuit is currently open so there will be no magnetic field.

Yes, the circuit is closed so electric current will create a magnetic field.

No, a nail is not considered a magnet.

Yes, the nail has magnetic properties on its own.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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