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Electric Motor

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electric motors are devices that convert _____ energy into  _____ energy.

answer choices

a)

electrical; mechanical

b)

mechanical; electrical

c)

chemical; potential

d)

mechanical; kinetic

2.

What is formed when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core producing a magnetic field?

a)

electromagnet

b)

generator

c)

magnet

d)

electric motor

3.

The flow of electric charge in a circuit is called _______.

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Electric Current

d)

Magnetic

4.

Like magnetic poles push each other away

a)

true

b)

false

5.

A type of magnet that has temporary magnetic effect when electric current flows through it.

a)

Electric

b)

Electrostatic

c)

Electromagnet

d)

Electronic

6.

Q. 

An electromagnet differs from a permanent magnet because

a)

permanent magnets require the movement of electrons, while electromagnets do not.

b)

electromagnets only have one pole, while permanent magnets always have two.

c)

electromagnets can be turned off or weakened by reducing to stopping the flow of current.

d)

permanent magnets require an electrical current to produce a field.

7.

What component becomes a temporary magnet when electricity is flowing through the circuit?

a)

iron nail

b)

copper wire

c)

battery

d)

switch

8.

What component provides the pathway to carry electricity from component to component?

a)

battery

b)

switch

c)

wire

d)

iron nail

9.

You can make an electromagnet stronger by: having a __________________ current in the wire

a)

larger

b)

smaller

c)

water

d)

greener

10.

What is the metal center of an electromagnet called?

a)

The current

b)

The wire

c)

The coil

d)

The ferromagnetic core