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Electricity & Magnetism!

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this device?

a)

electric circuit

b)

generator

c)

electromagnet

d)

electric motor

2.

What is the name of this device?

a)

electric circuit

b)

electric motor

c)

electromagnet

d)

generator

3.

What is the name of this device?

a)

electric circuit

b)

electric motor

c)

generator

d)

electromagnet

4.

What is the name of this device?

a)

electric circuit

b)

electric motor

c)

generator

d)

electromagnet

5.

What happens in an electromagnet?

a)

Mechanical energy produces an electric field

b)

Mechanical energy transforms into electrical energy

c)

Electrical energy produces a magnetic field

d)

Electrical energy transforms into mechanical energy

6.

When electricity to an electromagnet is stopped, what happens to the strength of the magnet?

a)

The magnetism stays the same

b)

The magnetism decreases

c)

The magnetism increases

d)

The magnetism stops

7.

Which energy transformation is found in generator?

a)

Chemical energy to Electrical energy

b)

Chemical energy to Mechanical energy

c)

Electrical energy to Mechanical energy

d)

Mechanical energy to Electrical energy

8.
What part of a circuit stops the current?
a)
wire
b)
switch
c)
battery
d)
light
9.
What material is a good conductor?
a)
copper
b)
wood
c)
rubber
d)
plastic
10.
Why are the wires covered in plastic?
a)
keeps the wire from scratching stuff
b)
makes a nice coil
c)
it is a conductor
d)
keeps you from getting shocked
11.
What is true about magnets?
a)
opposite poles repel
b)
opposite poles attract
c)
only the north pole picks up nails
d)
only the north pole works
12.
A material through which electrons can easily flow. 
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
13.
A material that SLOWS or STOPS the flow of electrons. 
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
14.
A BROKEN loop of conductors
a)
closed circuit
b)
open circuit
15.
This is an example of...
a)
crazy hair
b)
static electricity
c)
lightning
d)
insulator
16.
An electric current can move along more than one path in a.....
a)
Series circuit
b)
Parallel circuit
17.
The process of transferring charge by touching one object 
a)
Induction 
b)
Conduction 
c)
Friction 
d)
Conductor 
18.

Electric charges always flow from _____ areas to _____ areas.

a)

positive; negative

b)

negative; positive

c)

neutral; negative

d)

neutral; positive

19.

Which of the following will increase the resistance of a wire?

a)

using a thicker/wider wire

b)

using a shorter wire

c)

increasing the temperature of the wire

d)

using silver instead of copper

20.

Which of the following will decrease the strength of the magnetic field around a wire?

a)

increasing the current flowing through the wire

b)

using less loops around the iron core

c)

flipping the direction of the current flowing through the wire

d)

using a larger iron core

21.

Which of the following objects would NOT be a good insulator of electric charge?

a)

skin

b)

wood

c)

plastic

d)

rubber

22.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles. 
d)
the middle.
23.
Static electricity is an electric charge caused by friction that can build up on a material or surface. One example of static electricity is:
a)
solar power
b)
magnetism
c)
lightning
24.

Walking across a carpet is a perfect example of charge being transferred by...

a)

contact

b)

induction

c)

static electricity

d)

friction

25.

The current in a hair dryer measures 15.0 Amps. The resistance of the appliance is 8.0 ohms. What is the voltage?

a)

120 V

b)

0.5 V

c)

7.0 V

d)

1800 V

26.

Which of the following represents Ohm’s law?

a)

I = V / R

b)

V = I x R

c)

R = V x I

d)

V = I / R

27.

Which of the following statements describes the interaction between magnetic poles?

a)

Like poles attract each other.

b)

Like poles repel each other, and opposite poles attract each other.

c)

Opposite poles repel each other.

d)

Like poles attract each other, and opposite poles repel each other.

28.

If you break a bar magnet in half, each half...

a)

contains one magnetic pole.

b)

becomes a bar magnet with two poles.

c)

becomes unmagnetized.

d)

is only temporarily magnetized.

29.

What creates a magnetic field?

a)

charged particles that do not move

b)

moving electric charges

c)

gravity

d)

an isolated magnetic pole

30.

A device that transforms mechanical energy to electrical energy is a

a)

generator

b)

motor

c)

transformer

d)

magnet

31.

A device that transforms electrical energy to mechanical energy is a

a)

generator

b)

motor

c)

transformer

d)

magnet

32.

The negatively charged particle in an atom is a(n):

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Oligtron

33.

The motion of electrons is called

a)

power

b)

induction

c)

current

d)

amps

34.

When you rub a balloon on your head ...

a)

electrons are given by your hair to the ballon

b)

electrons are given by the balloon to your hair

c)

Protons are given by your hair to the ballon

d)

Protons are given by the balloon to your hair