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Electromagnets/Electricity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of energy does a battery store?

(a)  

2.

What is the compass aligned to initially? (when the wire is not connected to the battery)

a)

Earth's magnetic field

b)

The magnetic field of the battery

c)

The magnetic field of the wire

3.

What happens to the compass when the wire is connected to the battery?

a)

Nothing happens to the compass

b)

The compass is repelled from the wire and it goes flying

c)

The compass starts to spin around endlessly

d)

The compass changes direction due to the magnetic field from the wire

4.

How can you make an electromagnet?

a)

Wrapping a large coil of wire around a permanent bar magnet

b)

Letting a wire stick to the side of a bar magnet

c)

Wrapping a large coil wire around a ferromagnetic material and connecting to a battery

5.

How does he turn the electromagnet off?

a)

Touching the wire with his hands

b)

By disconnecting it from the battery

c)

By pulling the screw out of the coils of wire

d)

He used "the force"

6.

Arrows are close together on a force field when the force is

a)

stronger

b)

weaker

c)

opposite

7.

Earth has a magnetic field that is similar to a bar magnet's magnetic field.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

What do opposite pole on a magnet do?

a)

attract

b)

nothing

c)

repel

d)

all of the above

9.

What do similar poles on a magnet do?

a)

nothing

b)

attract

c)

repel

d)

none of the above

10.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

6

e)

9

11.
Is Iron a Conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
12.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
13.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
14.
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
a)
An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
b)
A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
c)
An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
d)
A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not
15.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
16.
The plastic covering is there to:
a)
Provide a conductor for electrical energy to flow.
b)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy will not pass outside of the wires.
c)
Provide a conductor so that electrical energy can NOT flow.
d)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy can flow.
17.

What unit is used to measure current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

18.

What unit is used to measure resistance?

a)

Ohms

b)

Omega

c)

Volts

d)

Amps

19.

What is the current in a circuit with 6 ohms of resistance and a battery containing 24 Volts?

a)

1/4 A

b)

144 A

c)

4 A

d)

0.4 A

20.

What is the voltage of a circuit with 4 ohms of resistance and 3 amps of current?

a)

12 V

b)

21 V

c)

4/3 V

d)

3/4 V

21.
What is Resistance?
a)
The flow of electrons
b)
Electric potential difference
c)
A battery
d)
The ability to reduce the flow of electrons
22.
Electricity that flows in a closed path is called a
a)
path
b)
current
c)
circuit
d)
light
23.
What resistance is needed to cause a 50A current flow because of a 500V battery?
a)
10Ώ
b)
c)
2500Ώ
d)
550Ώ