NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsElectricity and Magnetism
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A strong, short-lived magnet created by a looped current.
a)
Electromagnet
b)
Current
c)
Electricity
d)
Generator
2.
A force of attraction/repulsion due to the spin of electrons.
a)
Electricity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Current
d)
Ohm
3.
A machine that converts mechanical, nuclear or chemical energy into electrical energy.
a)
Motor
b)
Generator
c)
Electromagnet
d)
Circuit
4.
A propogating wave in space (light, microwave, gamma, etc)
a)
Electromagnetic wave
b)
mechanical wave
c)
transverse wave
5.
The net gain or loss of electrons
a)
mechanical energy
b)
electrical charge
c)
electromagnetism
6.
A machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
a)
Generator
b)
Motor
c)
Parallel circuit
d)
Ohm
7.
A completed path for the transfer of electricity
a)
generator
b)
motor
c)
circuit
8.
The rate of the flow of electricity
a)
Ohm
b)
alternating current
c)
voltage
d)
current
9.
The SI unit for electrical resistance
a)
Volt
b)
Ampere
c)
Ohm
d)
Joule
10.
The measure of an object's ability to transmit electricity
a)
Voltage
b)
Current
c)
Ampere
d)
Resistance
11.
The SI unit for current
a)
Ampere
b)
Voltage
c)
Ohm
d)
Resistance
12.
The potential energy per unity charge (think battery)
a)
Ampere
b)
Circuit
c)
Current
d)
Voltage
13.
An electric current that reverses direction in a circuit at regular intervals
a)
Direct current
b)
Alternating current
c)
Series circuit
d)
Parallel circuit
14.
A circuit with 2 or more paths
a)
Direct current
b)
Alternating current
c)
Series circuit
d)
Parallel circuit
15.
An electric current flowing in one direction only
a)
direct current
b)
alternating current
c)
series circuit
d)
parallel circuit
16.
A type of circuit with in which a current passes even through each device or bulb and has only one path
a)
direct current
b)
alternating current
c)
series circuit
d)
parallel circuit
17.
Which of the following is Ohm's Law
a)
F = ma
b)
V = IR
c)
R = PV
d)
P = wt
18.
A potential path for the flow of electricity with an open switch or gap
a)
Closed circuit
b)
Open circuit
19.
Which part of the EM spectrum is the only part you can see with the naked eye?
a)
Infrared
b)
microwaves
c)
visible light
d)
gamma rays
20.
EM waves
a)
do require a medium to travel
b)
do NOT require a medium to travel
21.
Refraction occurs when a light wave changes
a)
color
b)
frequency
c)
speed
d)
intensity
Reset
