WorksheetsELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
a material that lets electricity travel through it easily
a material that lets electricity travel through it easily
a)
parellel circuit
b)
magnet
c)
conductor
d)
insulator
2.
Choose the vocabulary word that matches this definition:
an electrical charge that builds up in an object
an electrical charge that builds up in an object
a)
magnet
b)
conductor
c)
insulator
d)
static electricity
3.
What is the name of a path that has only one way for the current to flow?
a)
current electricity
b)
static electricity
c)
battery
d)
series circuit
4.
What kind of circuit would be best for a Christmas tree and why?
a)
series circuit
b)
parallel circuit
c)
regular circuit
d)
none of the above
5.
What is a stream of electrons moving through a copper wire called?
a)
current electricity
b)
light bulb
c)
series circuit
d)
motor
6.
Why are electrical cords covered in plastic or rubber?
a)
Because plastic and rubber are insulators which keeps us safe
b)
because it looks nicer
c)
because all wires must have plastic or rubber
d)
because they won't melt
7.
Like poles of a magnet do what?
a)
repel
b)
attract
c)
nothing
8.
What device makes a fan plugged into the wall spin?
a)
generator
b)
battery
c)
electromagnet
d)
electric motor
9.
What is a wire in a circuit wrapped around an iron core called?
a)
electromagnet
b)
generator
c)
electric motor
10.
Unlike poles of a magnet do what?
a)
repel
b)
attract
c)
nothing
11.
If a light bulb is added to a circuit and it turns on, what can we say about this circuit?
a)
open
b)
incomplete
c)
unbroken
d)
off
12.
What energy transformation takes place in a battery powered fan that is spinning?
a)
kinetic to chemical to electrical
b)
chemical to kinetic
c)
chemical to electrical to kinetic
d)
electrical to kinetic to chemical
13.
What is the force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials?
a)
electricity
b)
magnetism
c)
energy
d)
electromagnetism
14.
What is a complete path through which electric charges can flow called?
a)
magnetic pole
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric resistance
d)
magnetic field
15.
What do you make if you wrap a current-carrying wire around an iron bolt?
a)
electromagnet
b)
electric motor
c)
generator
16.
What is the region of force around a magnet known as?
a)
magnetic field
b)
magnetic pole
c)
magnetic domain
d)
lodestone
17.
Which of the following could be used as the core of a simple electromagnet?
a)
drinking straw
b)
iron nail
c)
a soda bottle
d)
an ink pen
18.
A piece of nickel will be attracted to
a)
only the north pole of an electromagnet
b)
only the south pole of an electromagnet
c)
either pole of an electromagnet
d)
the iron core of an electromagnet
19.
What is voltage?
a)
a measure of electric current
b)
a kind of static elecricity
c)
a kind of current electricity
d)
a measure of potential energy difference
20.
How are electromagnets different from magnets?
a)
magnets can be turned on/off
b)
you can turn an electromagnet on/off
c)
magnets are more powerful
d)
magnets have a North and South pole
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