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Magnetism and Electricity Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You rub balloon against your hair to charge it. What type of electron transfer is happening?

a)

Friction

b)

Induction

c)

Conduction

d)

Destruction

2.

Oh no! Take shelter! A storm cloud is moving in and lightening is a possibility. What type of charge distribution has to take place before lightening can strike?

a)

Conduction

b)

Induction

c)

Friction

d)

Detectiveuction

3.

Every object in the universe experiences some sort of force. It could be gravity holding Earth in orbit around the sun, or it could be someone sliding a chair across the floor. What best describes a force?

a)

A push or pull

b)

a binding energy

c)

an attraction

d)

a type of mass

4.

Fill in the blanks: A sheet of metal and a sheet of paper are left next to each other in the sunshine. After several minutes, the metal will be warmer to the touch than the paper. The metal is a/an ___________ and the paper is a/an ___________.

a)

The metal is a receiver and the paper is a transformer.

b)

The metal is conductor and the paper is an insulator.

c)

The metal is an insulator and the paper is a conductor.

d)

The metal is a kelvin and the paper is a kilowatt.

5.

Energy can be stored, transferred, or converted, but it cannot be created or destroyed. Which law describes the rule that energy follows? (You learned this in 6th grade!)

a)

A. interference of energy

b)

B. transference of energy

c)

C. conservation of energy

6.

The area around a charge in which the electric force is experienced by other charged objects is called:

a)

Electric charge

b)

Electric field

c)

Electric force

d)

Electric current

7.

Charges are able to flow through a circuit due to differences in

a)

Resistance

b)

Potential energy

c)

Conductivity

d)

Insulation

8.

Electricity is the flow of what?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

atoms

9.

What does the distance between magnetic field lines indicate?

a)

The closer the lines are, the weaker the force

b)

The father apart the lines are, the stronger the force

c)

The close the lines are, the stronger the force

d)

The distance between the field lines does not matter

10.

What do you call the relationship between electricity and magnetism?

a)

Static electricity

b)

magnetic current

c)

electric force

d)

electromagnetism

11.

What type of circuit is show here?

a)

top circuit

b)

multiple circuits

c)

parallel circuit

d)

series circuit

12.

What type of circuit is shown here?

a)

lightbulb circuit

b)

parallel circuit

c)

series circuit

d)

magnetic circuit

13.

How is a magnet able to pick bits of metal up without touching them?

a)

The magnet is surrounded by a magnetic field that attracts the metal bits

b)

The metal bits exert a repulsive force on the magnet

c)

There is an invisible magnetic field around the magnet where it exerts a magnetic force

d)

The magnetic force from the magnet attracts the bits of metal

14.

Pick all the materials that would be a conductor.

a)

rubber

b)

copper

c)

glass

d)

salt water

e)

iron

15.

Which of these is an insulator?

a)

a copper penny

b)

rubber

c)

paper clip

d)

diamond

16.

What is the best definition of an insulator?

a)

A material that blocks the flow of electrons (electricity)

b)

A material that controls the flow of electrons (electricity)

c)

A material that allows the flow of electrons (electricity)

d)

None of the answers is correct

17.

What is a series circuit?

a)

A circuit with only one path (loop) for electricity to flow through

b)

A circuit that is not complete

c)

A circuit with more than one path (loop) for electricity to flow through

d)

A series of never-ending circuits.

18.

True or false: Electrical current will flow through a connected conductor that does not have any gaps or empty spaces.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

True of false: Electrons can jump over gaps in an open circuit (a circuit that is not a complete loop).

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Protons have what kind of charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

21.

Neutrons have what kind of charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

22.

Electrons have what kind of charge?

a)

Positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

23.

What type of charge does this atom have?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

24.

What type of charge does this atom have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

25.

What type of charge does this atom have?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

26.

What is the best definition of a neutral atom?

a)

An atom with more electrons that protons

b)

An atom with more protons than electrons

c)

An atom with the same number of protons as neutrons

d)

None of the above

27.

What is the nest definition of a negatively charged atom?

a)

An atom with an equal number of protons and electrons

b)

An atom with more protons than electrons

c)

An atom with more electrons than protons

d)

None of the above

28.

What is the best definition of a positively charge atom?

a)

An atom with less protons that electrons

b)

An atom with equal neutrons and protons

c)

An atom with less electrons than protons

d)

None of the above

29.

You want to use iron filings and bar magnets to demonstrate that like forces repel each other. Which of these images show that?

a)
b)
30.

Which is the only type of atomic particle that can be lost or gained by an atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Neutrino

31.

Remember when we did our magnet lab? We magnetized a paperclip by placing in on a magnet. The paperclip then became a temporary magnet. This is because something happened to the overall charge of the paperclip! What is this called?

a)

Magnetic exchange

b)

Magnetic domain shift

c)

Magnetic attraction

d)

Magnetic repulsion

32.

What happens to the magnetic domains when a paperclip is placed on a magnet?

a)

The temporarily align to a north and south direction, causing the paperclip to become magnetized.

b)

Nothing happens.

c)

The paperclip becomes electric

33.

What charge is associated with the north pole of a magnet?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

34.

What charge is associated with the south pole of a magnet?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral