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Electricity & Magnetism Unit Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following describes electrical charges?

a)

Like charges attract. Unlike charges repel.

b)

Like charges attract. Unlike charges attract.

c)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges attract.

d)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges repel.

2.

Which of the following is an example of static electricity?

a)

A magnet attracting paperclips.

b)

Ice sticking to a car's windshield on a cold day.

c)

Glue holding two pieces of paper together.

d)

socks from a dryer sticking together.

3.

What is the purpose of a switch in an electrical circuit?

a)

to allow the circuit to be opened or closed

b)

To change the direction of the current

c)

to provide a "push" for the electrons

d)

to increase the power of the bulb

4.

A circuit contains a battery, a wire, a switch, and a bulb. What would happen if you removed the battery?

a)

The current would flow faster

b)

The bulb would glow less brightly

c)

The current would not flow

d)

The bulb would glow more brightly

5.

Which of the following materials are the BEST insulators.

a)

steel paperclip

b)

iron nail

c)

plastic block

d)

copper wire

6.

Which MUST be included in an electromagnet.

a)

light bulb

b)

electric current

c)

motor

d)

switch

7.

Which of these materials can BEST conduct an electric current?

a)

cloth

b)

rubber

c)

sand

d)

gold

8.

You rub a plastic comb with wool. Why will the comb then attract small bits of paper?

a)

The comb has a negative charge.

b)

The comb has a magnetic attraction.

c)

The comb and the paper both have a negative charge.

d)

The bits of paper have an electrical charge.

9.

A girl rubs a balloon against her hair. The balloon then has a negative charge. The girls hair....

a)

was uncharged before but now has a negative charge.

b)

was uncharged before but now has a positive charge.

c)

had a positive charge before but now is uncharged.

d)

had a negative charge before but now is uncharged.

10.

An electromagnet can be used in a motor but a bar magnet cannot. This is MOSTLY because the electromagnet....

a)

can be turned on and off

b)

will attract all metal objects

c)

is strongest near its ends

d)

has magnetic poles.

11.

Which is true about an electromagnet AND a bar magnet?

a)

They both have a current in a wire

b)

They both are attached to a battery.

c)

They both have a north and a south pole

d)

They both can be turned on and off

12.

An object with a positive charge.

a)

repels only positively charged objects

b)

repels all charged objects

c)

repels only negatively charged objects

d)

repels objects with no charge