Magnetism and Static Electricity Quiz

Each end of a magnet is called a magnetic _________.

• pole

• force

• field

• motion

Magnetism and static electricity are known as ____________ forces.

• invisible

• electric

• light

• attractive

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True or False - Magnetism and static electricity are the same.

• False

• True

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True or False: Opposite electric charges repel and like electric charges attract.

• False

• True

Think about what you learned about the little girl whose hair stood up after going down the slide and answer the following question. If you rub a balloon on your arm, the hair on your arm will stand up because of ______________.

• static electricity

• magic

• magnetism

• gravity

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The word "static" in static electricity means that it ___________.

• doesn't go anywhere

• is a state of matter

• is in motion

• is magnetic

True or False: The Earth is a magnet.

• True

• False

Sprinkling tiny bits of ________ around a magnet will help you "see" where a magnetic field is.

• iron

• paper

• candy

• salt

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True or False: Lightning is an example of static electricity.

• True

• False

You learned that YOU can make an electromagnet out of an iron nail. To make one, which of the following items do you need to send electricity through the wire to the nail?

• A battery

• A light bulb

• Fire

• Lightning