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Magnetic Effect of Current - Electromagnets

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _______________ is a current-carrying coil of wire with many loops.

a)

electromagnet

b)

solenoid

c)

magnet

d)

compass

2.
Surrounding every magnet is a __________  __________.
a)
magnetic field
b)
electrical current
c)
another magnet
d)
an enemy
3.
In order for an electromagnet to be formed, an __________ current must pass through a coil of __________ wrapped around an ________ core.
a)
wire, iron, electric
b)
electric, wire, iron
c)
iron, electric, wire
d)
excited, hair, apple
4.

How do electromagnets differ from regular magnets?

a)

They can be turned off and on

b)

Their polarity can be reversed

c)

Their strength can be changed

d)

All of the above

5.

A compass needle responds to a magnetic field, because the compass needle is a ___________ .

a)

generator

b)

motor

c)

magnet

d)

transformer

6.

Who was the first to observe the magnetic effect of electric current?

a)

Michael Faraday

b)

Hans Christian Oersted

c)

Alessandro Volta

d)

André-Marie Ampère

7.

The magnetic field lines due to a straight wire carrying a current are:

a)

straight

b)

circular

c)

parabolic

d)

elliptical

8.

A wire carries a current, creating a magnetic field around itself as shown. The current in the wire is:

a)

Directed to the right

b)

Directed to the left

c)

Equal to the magnetic field

d)

In the same direction as the magnetic field

9.

Magnetic field-lines do not cross each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Identify the poles of the magnet in the given figure.

a)

NORTH

b)

SOUTH

c)

One is north and the other is south

d)

Can't predict

11.

Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which materials are magnetic?

a)

Wood

b)

Steel

c)

Cobalt

d)

Aluminium

e)

Iron

13.

The magnetic field lines are __________ .

a)

closed curves

b)

open curves

c)

semi circular

14.

The strength of the magnetic field is shown by how close the field lines are.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

15.

The strongest part of a magnet is...

a)

the bars.

b)

the force field.

c)

the poles.

d)

the middle.

16.
Are the magnetic field lines in the picture correct?
a)
Yes, because they point from north to south.
b)
No, because they point from north to south (they're supposed to go the other way).
c)
Yes, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures.
d)
No, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures (it's supposed to be on the right).
17.

Magnets can interact without touching.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Select the diagram with the weakest magnetic field

a)
b)
c)
19.
A _______________ is a current-carrying coil of wire with many loops
a)
electromagnet
b)
solenoid
c)
magnet
d)
compass
20.

A compass points toward the south pole of Earth's magnetic field, located near the Earth's geographical ________.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

21.

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

a)

energy levels

b)

electrons

c)

domains

d)

orbits

22.

A permanent magnet is a material that produces a ___________________ field without any ___________________ magnetic field being present.

a)

electronic, internal

b)

magnetic, internal

c)

magnetic, external

d)

electronic, external

23.

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

a)

heating

b)

freezing

c)

shaking

d)

solidifying

24.

It is not possible to separate the North and South poles of a magnet.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

Looking at the field lines in this picture, these two magnets are ________ .

a)

Attracting

b)

Repeling

26.

Looking at the field lines in this picture, these two magnets are ________ .

a)

attracting

b)

repeling