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Electric and magnetic fields

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what color are the Protons?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

2.

What color are the Electrons

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

3.

These magnets would....

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

4.

What are the invisible lines called around this model?

a)

Electric Field Lines

b)

Magnetic Field Lines

c)

Lettuce Seeds

5.

As the magnets get farther apart, the strength of the fields get.....

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Stay the same

6.

If you cut a bar magnet in half, each half would...

a)

lose it's magnetic field

b)

have it's own north and south poles

c)

repel plastic objects

7.

if electrons transfer from a wool square to a pvc wand, the wool becomes ______________ and the wand becomes_____________.

a)

Positive, Positive

b)

Positive, Negative

c)

Negative, Positive

d)

Negative, Negative

8.

Which statement is true about both magnetic and electric fields?

a)

Like charges repel each other

b)

Like charges attract each other

c)

Like poles attract each other

9.

Like charges in electric fields.....

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Transfer Electrons

10.
The strength of a magnet can be changed by
a)
adding less loops to the coil.
b)
adding more loops to the coil.
11.
The strength of an electromagnet can be affected by
a)
changing the current in the wire
b)
changing the space between the wires
c)
all of the above
d)
none of the above
12.
An example of a good conductor is
a)
copper
b)
sand
c)
plastic
13.
Electrical insulators have _________ resistance to the movement of electrons.
a)
high
b)
low
c)
no
14.
The coil of current-carrying wire with an iron core is called a(n)
a)
ferromagnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
compass
d)
maglev
15.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
16.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around a bar magnet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around a wire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Four charges are placed on the corners of a rectangle as shown. If a positive charge is placed exactly at the center of the rectangle, what would happen to it?

a)

It will move upward.

b)

It will not move.

c)

It will move diagonally to the lower right corner.

d)

It will move to the right.

19.

Which of the following is a difference between an electromagnet and a permanent bar magnet?

a)

Electromagnets are stronger

b)

Electromagnets can be turned off

c)

Permanent magnets are stronger

d)

Permanent magnets can be turned off

20.

Which of the following is NOT true about the magnetic field around a coil of wire carrying a current?

a)

Changing the direction of the current will reverse the poles

b)

Increasing the number of coils will increase the strength

c)

Making the coil wider will increase the strength

d)

Pulling an iron core into the coil will increase the strength

21.

If the current direction through the wire is reversed, the direction of the magnetic field:

a)

Is also reversed

b)

Stays in the same direction

c)

The current stops flowing

d)

There is no magnetic field

22.

The (a)   of a magnet are the strongest parts because the field lines are very close together

23.

A scrap yard crane, electric bell and loudspeaker use (a)  

24.

what is an electric current

a)

something that conducts energy

b)

part of a light bulb

c)

the flow of electric charge

d)

lightning

25.

how does an electric current produce a magnetic field?

a)

with friction

b)

when electricity is in motion

c)

when electrical charge is in motion

d)

with force and friction