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Unit 3 Electricity and Magnetism Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electricity is ____________________.

a)

the movement of the sun

b)

the movement of electrons

c)

the movement of the moon

d)

the movement of air

2.

The flow of electricity is an _____________________.

a)

battery

b)

resistor

c)

electric current

3.

A ________________ circuit is a circuit in which electrical current can follow only one path.

a)

parallel

b)

series

c)

silver

d)

battery

4.

______________ are materials that electrical current cannot pass through.

a)

resistors

b)

circuits

c)

conductors

d)

insulators

5.

A complete pathway for the flow of electricity is called a ________________.

a)

circuit

b)

series

c)

parallel

d)

current

6.

_______________ are materials that electrical current can pass easily through.

a)

resistors

b)

circuits

c)

conductors

d)

insulators

7.

A ______________ is sometimes added to a circuit, it opens and closes a circuit to turn resistors on and off.

a)

battery

b)

resistor

c)

current

d)

switch

8.

When a circuit is ______________, it is complete and there is no break in the path that the charges must follow.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

paralell

9.

When a circuit is ____________ it is incomplete and charges can't flow through.

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

series

d)

parallel

10.
The unit for current is the 
a)
Volt
b)
Ohm
c)
Electron
d)
Amp
11.
In a ________ circuit there are multiple paths for the current to take.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
12.
In a _________ circuit, if one bulb goes out then the entire circuit doesn't work.
a)
Series
b)
Parallel
13.
What type of circuit is pictured?
a)
series
b)
parallel
14.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
15.
As the resistance in a circuit increases, the electric current __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
16.

What is true about protons and electrons?

a)

Protons and electrons are both positively charged.

b)

Protons and electrons are both negatively charged.

c)

Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.

d)

Protons are negatively charged and electrons are positively charged.

17.

What is true about protons and electrons?

a)

Protons and electrons are both positively charged.

b)

Protons and electrons are both negatively charged.

c)

Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.

d)

Protons are negatively charged and electrons are positively charged.

18.

True or false? Like charges attract one another, while opposite charges repel one another.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

There are 3 ways to charge an object. Which of the 3 ways is rubbing a balloon on your hair an example of?

a)

induction

b)

conduction

c)

friction

20.

_______________ electricity is the accumulation of electrons on an object.

a)

static

b)

current

c)

circuit

d)

conduction

21.

True or false. Electric discharge is the release of static electricity.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

Which way do electrons flow in a current?

a)

Neutral to negative

b)

Positive to negative

c)

Negative to neutral

d)

Negative to positive

23.

Which of the following is true about direct current and alternating current?

a)

In both direct and alternating current electrons flow two ways

b)

In a direct current, electrons always flow one way and in an alternating current electrons flow two ways

c)

In a direct current, the electrons flow two ways and in an alternating current electrons flow one way.

d)

In both direct and alternating currents electrons flow one way

24.

Voltage is the ____________ that causes electrons to move from negative to positive.

a)

electricity

b)

current

c)

force

d)

power

25.

True or false. Resistance speeds up the flow of electrons.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

What type of circuit is the picture shown?

a)

incomplete

b)

switch

c)

parallel

d)

series

27.

What type of circuit is shown?

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

static

d)

open

28.

How many resistors are in the diagram shown?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

6

d)

5

29.
Something that uses some of the electricity in a circuit is called a
a)
battery
b)
light bulb
c)
fan
d)
resistor
30.
How does a switch work?
a)
It opens and closes the circuit
b)
It makes the light bulb brighter
c)
It is a resistor
31.

Magnetism is a force of ____________________________ that occurs between two _____________ objects.

a)

attraction or repulsion, magnetic

b)

external or internal, magnetic

c)

external or repulsion, electronic

d)

attraction or internal, electronic

32.

The magnetic ____________ around a bar magnet is shown above.

a)

legs

b)

flowers

c)

field

d)

direction

33.

The Earth produces its own ________ field.

a)

spectrum

b)

electric

c)

magnetic

d)

progressive

34.

In magnetic materials, all of the ________ are pointing in the same direction.

a)

doors

b)

electrons

c)

domains

d)

orbits

35.

Permanent magnets can be demagnetized by ___________________ them past the Curie point (approximately 1,060 °F).  

a)

heating

b)

freezing

c)

shaking

d)

solidifying

36.

Every magnet has both a _________ pole and a __________ pole.

a)

North, South

b)

East, West

c)

Positive, Negative

d)

Positive, South

37.

Some objects that normally aren't magnetic can become magnetized when connected to a circuit. Items that are magnetized in this way are called ________.

a)

electromagnets

b)

electrons

c)

electrochromic devices

d)

permanent magnets

38.

Probably the most useful thing about electromagnets is that they can be turned ________ and ________.

a)

on, off

b)

positive, negative

c)

north, south

d)

on, negative

39.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
40.
Iron, Nickel and cobalt are all __________________ materials
a)
Shiny
b)
poles
c)
magnetic
d)
cold
41.
Where is the strongest attraction force of the magnet?
a)
at the poles
b)
in the middle
c)
above the magnet
d)
below the magnet
42.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
43.

What is a magnet?

a)

a piece of rubber that draws plastic

b)

a piece of material or rock that attracts other metals

c)

a pole that attracts trash

d)

a push or a pull

44.
What size resistor would produce a 3 Amp current flow with a 12 Volt battery
a)
1 Ohm
b)
3 Ohms
c)
4 Ohms
d)
12 Ohms
45.
What is resistance measured in?
a)
Ω (Ohms)
b)
V (Volts)
c)
A (Amps)
d)
W (Watts)
46.
What is the Voltage of a circuit that has a resistance of 5 Ω and a current of 2 A?
a)
25 V
b)
10 V
c)
2.5 V
d)
0.4 V
47.
This circuit has a 24 volt battery and the resistor is 8 ohms. How many amps are running through the circuit?
a)
3 Amps
b)
192 Amps
c)
2 Amps
d)
4 Amps
48.

An alarm clock draws 0.5 A of current when connected to a 120 volt circuit. Calculate its resistance.

a)

60Ω

b)

120Ω

c)

180Ω

d)

240Ω

49.

How much voltage would be necessary to generate 10 amps of current in a circuit that has 5 ohms of

resistance?

a)

10V

b)

50V

c)

100V

d)

150V

50.

Which electromagnet would have the most strength?

a)

An electromagnet with 8 coils of wire

b)

An electromagnet with 35 coils of wire

c)

An electromagnet with 67 coils of wire

d)

An electromagnet with 105 coils of wire

51.

The function of an electric generator is to _______________.

a)

change electrical energy to chemical energy

b)

change electrical to mechanical energy

c)

change mechanical energy to electrical energy

d)

change chemical energy to electrical energy

52.

What is an electromagnet an example of?

a)

permanent magnet

b)

static electricity

c)

temporary magnet

d)

electric generator

53.

Where on a magnet is the magnetic force the greatest?

a)

the center

b)

it is the same everywhere

c)

outside the magnetic field

d)

the poles

54.
The lines on this image are called...
a)
magnetic field lines
b)
iron fillings
c)
graphite lines
d)
none of these
55.

When are magnets most attracted to each other?

a)

the north and south pole are close together

b)

both north poles are close together

c)

both south poles are close together

d)

the north and south pole are far away from one another