Motors and Generators

Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.

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

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Electricity is the flow of _________.

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Electrons

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Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.

• chemical; mechanical
• mechanical; electrical
• electrical; mechanical
• potential; kinetic

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What can you use to make an electromagnet?

• Battery, nail and string 
• Battery, pencil and wire
• Wire, battery and iron ore (nail)
• Peanut butter, lampshade, hand sanitizer

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How are electromagnets different from magnets?

• magnets can be turned on/off
• you can turn an electromagnet on/off
• magnets are more powerful
• magnets have a North and South pole

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What energy do you put IN to a generator?

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Potential

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Iron, Nickel and cobalt are all __________________ materials

• Shiny
• poles
• magnetic
• cold

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True or False: A magnetic field is invisible.

• True
• False

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Which best describes how a motor works?

• When a fan blows on a wire, it causes it to spin, creating a force.

• When a fan blows on a wire, it causes it to spin, creating an electrical current.

• When a wire that carries electrical current is placed in zero gravity, the wire experiences a force.

• When a wire that carries electrical current is placed in a magnetic field, the wire experiences a force.

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An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —

• Point D to Point C
• Point B to Point C
• Point A to Point D
• Point B to Point D

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