WorksheetsS5P3: Electricity & Magnetism
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of charge is gained or lost when static electricity occurs?
a)
protons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
atoms
2.
Based upon the effects of static electricity we learned from our labs: You get a __________ when you touch something.
a)
shock
b)
pinch
c)
kick
d)
beep
3.
Like charges attract.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Do unlike (opposite) charges attract or repel?
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
5.
Do like charges attract or repel?
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
6.
What has to happen with the battery in a circuit?
a)
You have to touch the light bulb with the battery
b)
you have to be touching the positive and negative ends to close the circuit.
c)
you have to wrap the wire around it
d)
it has to touch the side of the light bulb
7.
What are the components of a simple circuit?
a)
wires, switch, outlet
b)
battery, switch, motor
c)
wires, light bulb, motor
d)
wires, battery, light bulb
8.
A closed pathway through which electricity can flow is called
a)
Simple circuit
b)
switch
c)
load
d)
insulator
9.
The continuous FLOW of electric charges through a material.
a)
electric current
b)
electric circuit
c)
conductor
d)
insulator
10.
The buildup of charges on an object.
a)
electric force
b)
electric field
c)
static electricity
d)
conservation of charge
11.
A material that does not easily allow electric charges to flow.
a)
resistance
b)
voltage
c)
insulator
d)
conductor
12.
Which on the following is NOT an example of an insulator.
a)
Rubber
b)
Glass
c)
Penny
d)
Wood
13.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
14.
____________ allows electricity to flow.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
15.
Glass is
a)
an insulator
b)
a conductor
16.
Iron is
a)
an insulator
b)
a conductor
17.
Metal is
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
18.
Rubber is
a)
an insulator
b)
a conductor
19.
Wood is
a)
an insulator
b)
a conductor
20.
Aluminum is
a)
an insulator
b)
a conductor
21.
Plastic bottles are
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
22.
Wire, batteries and nails are needed to make an electromagnet.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What do you do with the wire in an electromagnet?
a)
connect it to a light bulb
b)
wad it up around the battery
c)
wrap it tightly around the nail
d)
straighten it out to make the magnet longer.
24.
How is an electromagnet the same as a magnet?
a)
It has a battery
b)
It has tight coils
c)
it has a magnetic field
d)
it has snow
25.
An electromagnet is different from a regular magnet because it has coils and a power source.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
You can increase the strength of an electromagnet with which of the following:
a)
increase the number of coils and batteries
b)
increase the number of wires
c)
add a light bulb
d)
get it closer to the north pole
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