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Noncontact force strength

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an electromagnet?
a)
a temporary magnet made from current carrying wire around a magnetic metal core.
b)
a permanent magnet with a north and south pole
2.
While electric current is flowing through a wire, what surrounds the wire?
a)
a magnetic field
b)
a glowing light
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
3.
What would increase the strength of an electromagnet?
a)
Increasing the amount of current flowing through the wire.
b)
Inserting a wooden core inside the coil
c)
Changing the direction of the current
d)
Decreasing the number of coils of wire
4.

What component becomes a temporary magnet when electricity is flowing through the circuit?

a)

iron nail

b)

copper wire

c)

battery

d)

switch

5.

Why doe the compass needle move when the electricity flows through the coiled wire?

a)

Because a magnetic field is not produced, which do not attract to the needle.

b)

Because a magnetic field is produced, which attracts the compass needle.

c)

Because the battery produced magnetic field.

6.

What would happen if you took one end of the wire off the battery?

a)

The nail will be a magnet.

b)

The nail would no longer be a magnet

c)

Nothing will happened.

d)

The nail will heats up.

7.

A magnetic field of a magnet gets_____________the further magnetic object moves away from the magnet

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Stronger

d)

Weaker

8.

You noticed as you moved a bar magnet closer to your compass, it caused the compass needle to move more as you moved the magnet closer. What is the cause of this phenomenon?

a)

There is no cause

b)

The distance increased between the compass and magnet.

c)

The distance decreased between the compass and magnet.

d)

Two of these.

e)

None of these.

9.

You noticed as you moved a bar magnet closer to your compass, it caused the compass needle to move more as you moved the magnet closer. What is the mechanism of this phenomenon?

a)

The electrical force field got stronger as the bar magnet got closer.

b)

The magnetic force field got weaker as the bar magnet got closer.

c)

The electrical force field got weaker as the bar magnet got closer.

d)

None of these.

10.

Jessica wanted to know if increasing how many times she rubbed a balloon on her hair would increase static electricity strength. According to the data table, what should be her conclusion?

a)

There is not enough data to make a conclusion.

b)

Static electricity strength does seem to increase with more rubs.

c)

Static electricity seems to decrease with more rubs.

d)

Static electricity is not affected by more rubs.

11.

According to Jessica's data table, how many hairs would be standing up if she rubbed the balloon 24 times?

a)

125

b)

150

c)

175

d)

There is not enough information to determine this.

12.

Alessandro created a simple motor. He wanted to know if increasing the number of magnets would make the motor spin faster. According to his graph, what should be his conclusion?

a)

There is not enough information to make a conclusion.

b)

Increasing the number of magnets does not increase motor speed.

c)

Increasing the number of magnets does increase motor speed.

d)

Increasing the number of magnets does not affect motor speed.

13.

Alessandro created a simple motor. He wanted to know if increasing the number of magnets increased his motor speed. According to his graph, what is the relationship between the number of magnets and number of motor rotations?

a)

With every magnet, the rotations increased about 15 rotations.

b)

With every magnet, the rotations decreased by about 15 rotations.

c)

With every magnet, the rotations increased by 1.

d)

With every magnet, the rotations increased by 5.

14.

What makes electromagnets stronger

a)

Less wire loops

b)

More wire loops

c)

No battery

d)

No electric field

15.

Electric motors require a battery, a magnet, and a coil of wire to operate. What could I do to make an electric motor spin faster?

a)

Add more magnets

b)

Have fewer magnets

c)

Have no battery included

d)

Remove the coil

16.

Another student wants to test the strength of electric fields. They charge a wand 20 times and bring it toward a pop can. Then they charge the wand 50 times and bring it toward the pop can. What produced the greatest static force?

a)

charging it 20 times

b)

charging it 50 times

c)

Neither amount of charge

d)

Twice the charge

17.

What happens to a magnet’s ability to attract metal objects as the distance from the metal object is decreased (less distance)?

a)

The ability to attract is weaker

b)

The ability to attract is 1/2

c)

The ability to attract is stronger

d)

There is no ability to attract

18.

Two students decide to conduct an experiment to measure the strength of magnetic fields. They want to determine how to make a magnetic field stronger and to see more magnetic force. They have the following materials to use:


Magnet, compass, balloon, charging wand, paper scraps.


Which Materials should they use?

a)

The balloon and the paper scraps

b)

The compass and a balloon

c)

The magnet and a compass

d)

The charging wand and a compass

19.

Look at the picture of the electromagnet. What can we do to make this a stronger electromagnet?

a)

Take off wire coils

b)

Reduce battery strength

c)

Add more battery coils

d)

Add more wire coils