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Chapter 9 Electricity and Magnetism

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

How does the magnetic field protect life on Earth?

a)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the poles and then past Earth.

b)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the equator and then past Earth.

c)

The magnetic field absorbs the charged particles coming from the sun.

d)

The magnetic field directs charged particles toward the poles then absorbs them.

2.

Which of the following statements should be added about the similarities between the electric and magnetic fields?

a)

The field lines in both magnetic and electric fields are always straight.

b)

Each charged particle and magnet have both a positive and negative side.

c)

Opposite charges and poles are always attracted to each other.

d)

The potential energy increases as like charges or poles get farther apart.

3.

Which statement describes what is happening to cause current to flow?

a)

Voltage is when current flows from lower to higher potential energy.

b)

Voltage is when current flows from higher to lower potential energy.

c)

Amperes is when current flows from lower to higher potential energy.

d)

Amperes is when current flows from higher to lower potential energy.

4.

What can occur by conduction, friction, induction, or polarization?

a)

magnetism

b)

electricity

c)

radiation

d)

static electricity

5.

What occurs when a charged piece of metal comes in contact with a neutral piece of metal?

a)

conduction

b)

polarization

c)

convection

d)

friction

6.

Rubbing a balloon against your hair is an example of ___

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

friction

d)

polarization

7.

What occurs when your negatively charged finger gets near, but does not touch, a neutral doorknob. The charge in the doorknob separates so that the side closest to your finger is positive and the side farthest away is negative.

a)

Induction

b)

convection

c)

Polarization

d)

Friction

8.

A negatively charged broom sweeping up paper scraps. The electrons in the paper move to the side of the atoms farthest away from the broom is a form of ___

a)

conduction

b)

polarization

c)

friction

d)

induction

9.

Earth's magnetic field is the strongest at the _______ and ________ poles.

(a)  

10.

The south magnetic pole lines up with the _______.

a)

geographic north pole

b)

equator

c)

geographic south pole

d)

santa's workshop

11.

Both pieces of a broken magnet have north and south poles.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Both pieces of a broken magnet have a magnetic field that together is stronger than the original.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

There is an attractive magnetic force between the two pieces where a magnet has broken.


a)

true

b)

false

14.

What can happen when the credit card accidentally comes into contact with a strong magnet?

a)

The magnetic field on the card is created by permanent magnets that cannot be changed by another magnet.

b)

The magnetic field on the card can be amplified so that the card can be read from farther away.

c)

The magnetic field on the card can be altered so that it will contain a different account number.

d)

The magnetic field on the card can be disrupted, causing it to be demagnetized or unreadable.

15.

How could you increase the magnetic field of a solenoid?

a)

increasing the number of loops

b)

spacing the loops farther apart

c)

decreasing the current

d)

adding an insulating core

16.

What is true about electricity?

a)

a current made up of a stream of electrons

b)

charges/poles always occur in pairs

c)

potential energy decreases as like poles move apart

d)

opposites attract

e)

creates a field

17.

What is true about magnetism?

a)

a current made up of a stream of electrons

b)

charges/poles always occur in pairs

c)

potential energy decreases as like poles move apart

d)

opposites attract

e)

creates a field

18.

An electric current moves from __________ to _________ because the higher potential energy is at the positive end.

(a)  

19.

When magnetic field lines point to the left, a wire moves which way due to the interaction with the magnetic field.

a)

to the left

b)

to the right

c)

up

d)

down

20.

Electromagnetic induction is the process in which electricity is produced by a magnetic field. Which of the following statements are false about electromagnetic induction?

a)

Current in the wire causes a magnetic field to form around the wire.

b)

Mechanical energy becomes electrical energy.

c)

A magnetic field induces a current in a wire.

d)

A motor uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to create electricity.

e)

A coil of wire moving over a magnet will create a current.

21.

Larry uses a transformer to step down an incoming voltage. The transformer has ten loops in the primary coil and six in the secondary. If the incoming voltage is 120 volts, what is the outgoing voltage?

a)

720

b)

72

c)

200

d)

20